Where does “Betonwüste” come from?
Betonwüste (German) comes from German Wüste, from Middle High German wüeste, from Old High German wuostī, from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
Betonwüste (German): concrete desert
Ancestry of “Betonwüste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Wüste | desert; wilderness, waste, wasteland |
| 2 | Middle High German | wüeste | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wuostī | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wōstī | uninhabited, desolate, waste |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wōstaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂-s-to-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |