Where does “Aufenthaltsort” come from?

Aufenthaltsort (German) comes from German ort, from Middle High German ort, from Old High German ort, from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Aufenthaltsort (German): whereabouts, place of residence

Definitions

  1. whereabouts, place of residence

Ancestry of “Aufenthaltsort”, step by step

Aufenthaltsort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanortplace, location, point, position
2Middle High Germanortpoint , corner, end point, boundary, border,...
3Old High Germanortsharp point
4Proto-West Germanic*oʀdsharp point, spear-point, spear
5Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via German Aufenthalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufenthaltstay; residence; presence; sojourn; stop;...
2Middle High Germanūfenthaltstay
3Middle High Germanūfenthalten
4Middle High Germanūfhalten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd