Where does “Dorfbewohner” come from?
Dorfbewohner (German) comes from German Bewohner, from German bewohnen, from German wohnen, from Middle High German wonen, from Old High German wonēn, from Proto-West Germanic wunēn, from Proto-Germanic wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Dorfbewohner (German): villager
Definitions
- villager
Ancestry of “Dorfbewohner”, step by step
Dorfbewohner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bewohner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bewohner | agent noun of bewohnen; inhabitant |
| 2 | German | bewohnen | to inhabit, to occupy |
| 3 | German | wohnen | to live, reside, dwell; to stay |
| 4 | Middle High German | wonen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wonēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wunēn | to stay, to dwell, to live |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wunāną | To be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via German dorf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dorf | village rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town |
| 2 | Middle High German | dorf | village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) |
| 3 | Old High German | dorf | village |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þorp | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |