Where does “Bundeswahlausschuss” come from?

Bundeswahlausschuss (German) comes from German Wahl, from Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Bundeswahlausschuss (German): Federal Electoral Committee

Definitions

  1. Federal Electoral Committee

Ancestry of “Bundeswahlausschuss”, step by step

Bundeswahlausschuss traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWahlchoice, selection; election; quality level
2Middle High Germanwale—
3Old High Germanwalachoice
4Proto-West Germanicwaluchoice, selection
5Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via German bund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbundalliance, federation, league
2Middle High Germanbunt—
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via German Ausschuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAusschussboard, committee; damaged, unsaleable products;...
2Middle High Germanūʒschuʒ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →