Where does “vierköpfig” come from?

vierköpfig (German) comes from German vier, from Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

vierköpfig (German): four-headed; four people

Definitions

  1. four-headed; four people

Ancestry of “vierköpfig”, step by step

vierköpfig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvierfour
2Middle High Germanvier—
3Old High Germanfiorfour
4Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

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 kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →