Where does “Baumgaertner” come from?
Baumgaertner (English) comes from German Baumgartner, from German Baumgarten, from German garten, from German Stadt, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz.
Ancestry of “Baumgaertner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Baumgartner | tree gardener |
| 2 | German | Baumgarten | orchard |
| 3 | German | garten | inflection of garen: ## first/third-person plural... |
| 4 | German | Stadt | city; town; city center |
| 5 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 6 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |