Where does “Einsatzort” come from?

Einsatzort (German) comes from German ort, from Middle High German ort, from Old High German ort, from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Einsatzort (German): site

Definitions

  1. site

Ancestry of “Einsatzort”, step by step

Einsatzort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanortplace, location, point, position
2Middle High Germanortpoint , corner, end point, boundary, border,...
3Old High Germanortsharp point
4Proto-West Germanic*oʀdsharp point, spear-point, spear
5Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via German Einsatz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinsatzuse; effort; risk
2Middle High Germaninsaz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd