Where does “Weinachtsbaam” come from?
Weinachtsbaam (Hunsrik) comes from Hunsrik Weinachte, from Middle High German wīhenaht, from Middle High German naht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
Weinachtsbaam (Hunsrik): Christmas tree
Definitions
- Christmas tree
Ancestry of “Weinachtsbaam”, step by step
Weinachtsbaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hunsrik Weinachte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunsrik | Weinachte | Christmas |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīhenaht | Christmas |
| 3 | Middle High German | naht | night |
| 4 | Old High German | naht | night |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via Hunsrik Baam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunsrik | Baam | tree |
| 2 | Central Franconian | Boom | tree |
| 3 | Middle High German | boum | tree |
| 4 | Old High German | boum | tree, beam |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |