Where does “weißpunkt-buntbarsch” come from?

weißpunkt-buntbarsch (German) comes from German Buntbarsch, from German Barsch, from Middle High German bars, from Old High German bars, from Proto-Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic barskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórs-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

weißpunkt-buntbarsch (German): white spotted cichlid, Tropheus duboisi

Definitions

  1. white spotted cichlid, Tropheus duboisi

Ancestry of “weißpunkt-buntbarsch”, step by step

weißpunkt-buntbarsch traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Buntbarsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuntbarschcichlid
2GermanBarschperch
3Middle High Germanbars—
4Old High Germanbars—
5Proto-Germanic*bars—
6Proto-Germanicbarskaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórs-o-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via German Weiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ—

via German Punkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPunktdot; full stop, period; decimal point, point,...
2Latinpūnctumpoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →