Where does “Dorfbewohnerin” come from?
Dorfbewohnerin (German) comes from German Dorfbewohner, 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 — to love.
Ancestry of “Dorfbewohnerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dorfbewohner | villager |
| 2 | German | Bewohner | agent noun of bewohnen; inhabitant |
| 3 | German | bewohnen | to inhabit, to occupy |
| 4 | German | wohnen | to live, reside, dwell; to stay |
| 5 | Middle High German | wonen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wonēn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wunēn | to stay, to dwell, to live |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wunāną | To be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |