Where does “Einfamilienwohnhaus” come from?
Einfamilienwohnhaus (German) comes from German Wohnhaus, 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.
Einfamilienwohnhaus (German): family house, family home house designed to hold a single family
Definitions
- family house, family home house designed to hold a single family
Ancestry of “Einfamilienwohnhaus”, step by step
Einfamilienwohnhaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wohnhaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wohnhaus | residential building |
| 2 | German | wohnen | to live, reside, dwell; to stay |
| 3 | Middle High German | wonen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wonēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wunēn | to stay, to dwell, to live |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wunāną | To be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |