Where does “Baachfrell” come from?

Baachfrell (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Frell, from Middle High German forhel, from Middle High German forhen, from Old High German forhana, from Proto-Germanic furhnō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Baachfrell (Luxembourgish): brook trout

Definitions

  1. brook trout

Ancestry of “Baachfrell”, step by step

Baachfrell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Frell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFrelltrout
2Middle High Germanforhel—
3Middle High Germanforhen—
4Old High Germanforhana—
5Proto-Germanicfurhnōtrout
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Luxembourgish Baach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishBaachstream, brook
2Middle High Germanbach—
3Old High Germanbah—
4Proto-West Germanicbakibrook
5Proto-Germanicbakizbrook, stream; beach, strand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰog-flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →