Where does “Weihrauchfass” come from?

Weihrauchfass (German) comes from German fass, from Middle High German vaz, from Old High German faz, from Proto-West Germanic fat, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

Weihrauchfass (German): thurible, metal censer, metal incense burner

Definitions

  1. thurible, metal censer, metal incense burner

Ancestry of “Weihrauchfass”, step by step

Weihrauchfass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfasscatch, snatch
2Middle High Germanvaz—
3Old High Germanfazgarment; container; vessel
4Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
5Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

via German Weihrauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeihrauchfrankincense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →