Where does “ašenbeher” come from?
ašenbeher (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Aschenbecher, from German becher, from Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
ašenbeher (Serbo-Croatian): ashtray
Ancestry of “ašenbeher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Aschenbecher | ashtray |
| 2 | German | becher | inflection of bechern:
## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | becher | — |
| 4 | Old High German | behhari | — |
| 5 | Latin | bīcārium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βῖκος | vase with handles, amphora; land measure of... |
| 7 | Latin | vīcus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | weikos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |