Where does “venteværelse” come from?

venteværelse (Danish) comes from Danish værelse, from Danish være, from Old Danish wæræ, from Old Norse vera, from Old Norse vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

venteværelse (Danish): waiting room

Definitions

  1. waiting room

Ancestry of “venteværelse”, step by step

venteværelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish værelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværelseroom; separate part of a building
2Danishværeto be; to be, exist; to have
3Old Danishwæræ—
4Old Norseverato be
5Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Danish vente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishventewait; expect
2Old Norsevænta—
3Proto-Germanicwēnatjaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Old Norse vesa →