Where does “Wollhaarmammut” come from?
Wollhaarmammut (German) comes from German Wolle, from Middle High German wolle, from Old High German wolla, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
Wollhaarmammut (German): woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
Definitions
- woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
Ancestry of “Wollhaarmammut”, step by step
Wollhaarmammut traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wolle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wolle | wool |
| 2 | Middle High German | wolle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wolla | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wullu | wool |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wullō | wool |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |