Where does “fiuhta” come from?
fiuhta (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic fiuhtijā, from Proto-Germanic fiuhtijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European péwḱ-t-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European pewḱ- — pine.
Ancestry of “fiuhta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | fiuhtijā | spruce |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fiuhtijǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péwḱ-t-ih₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewḱ- | pine |