Where does “Burgverwalter” come from?

Burgverwalter (German) comes from German Verwalter, from German verwalten, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Burgverwalter (German): custodian of a castle

Definitions

  1. custodian of a castle

Ancestry of “Burgverwalter”, step by step

Burgverwalter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verwalter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerwalteradministrator
2Germanverwaltento manage; to administer
3GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
4Middle High Germanver-
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanburgfortress
2Old Frenchburctown or city
3Old High Germanburga castle; a city
4Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós