Where does “Feuerwehrmann” come from?

Feuerwehrmann (German) comes from German Feuerwehr, from German Wehr, from Middle High German were, from Old High German werī, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

Feuerwehrmann (German): fireman, firefighter

Definitions

  1. fireman, firefighter

Ancestry of “Feuerwehrmann”, step by step

Feuerwehrmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Feuerwehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerwehrfire brigade; fire department
2GermanWehrresistance; defence; also in the sense of...
3Middle High Germanwere—
4Old High Germanwerī—
5Proto-Germanicwarīnizwarding off, defense
6Proto-Germanic-īnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs
7Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
8Proto-Indo-European-nis—

via German Mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMannman, male human being; husband
2Middle High Germanmanman
3Old High Germanmanman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nis →