Where does “rebenumsponnen” come from?

rebenumsponnen (German) comes from German rebe, from Middle High German rebe, from Old High German reba, from Proto-West Germanic *rebā — ivy; tendril, creeper.

rebenumsponnen (German): vine-clad

Definitions

  1. vine-clad

Ancestry of “rebenumsponnen”, step by step

rebenumsponnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rebe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrebevine, grape
2Middle High Germanrebeoffshoot, bud
3Old High Germanrebaa grape
4Proto-West Germanic*rebāivy; tendril, creeper

via German umsponnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanumsponnen—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rebā →Every word from Old High German reba →Every word from Middle High German rebe →