Where does “nebelvinster” come from?
nebelvinster (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German nebel, from Romansch nibel, from Spanish nivel, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
nebelvinster (Middle High German): pitch-dark
Definitions
- pitch-dark
Ancestry of “nebelvinster”, step by step
nebelvinster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German nebel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | nebel | fog |
| 2 | Romansch | nibel | cloud |
| 3 | Spanish | nivel | level, tier, height; level, standard; level |
| 4 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 6 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 7 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |