Where does “Weimar” come from?
Weimar comes from German Weimar, derived from Proto-Germanic mari meaning "lake" or "sea," from Proto-Indo-European móri, ultimately from the root mer-.
Ancestry of “Weimar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Weimar | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wīh | sacred object |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīhą | sacred area, sanctuary |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “Weimar”