Where does “sechsundzwanzigköpfig” come from?

sechsundzwanzigköpfig (German) comes from German sechsundzwanzig, from German zwanzig, from German Seite, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār — year.

sechsundzwanzigköpfig (German): twenty-six-headed

Definitions

  1. twenty-six-headed

Ancestry of “sechsundzwanzigköpfig”, step by step

sechsundzwanzigköpfig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sechsundzwanzig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansechsundzwanzigtwenty-six
2Germanzwanzigtwenty
3GermanSeiteside; face, side, surface of any...
4German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
5German-jährigyears old; years lasting
6GermanJahryear
7Middle High Germanjāryear
8Old High Germanjāryear
9Proto-West Germanicjāryear
10Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via German kopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopfhead
2Middle High Germankopfdrinking vessel
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą