Where does “nebel” come from?
nebel (Middle High German) comes from Romansch nibel, from Spanish nivel, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
nebel (Middle High German): fog
Definitions
- fog
Ancestry of “nebel”, step by step
nebel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romansch nibel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romansch | nibel | cloud |
| 2 | Spanish | nivel | level, tier, height; level, standard; level |
| 3 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 5 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 6 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |