Where does “Gefangenenwärter” come from?

Gefangenenwärter (German) comes from German Wärter, from Middle High German werter, from Old High German wartari.

Gefangenenwärter (German): prison warder, prison guard, turnkey male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. prison warder, prison guard, turnkey male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “Gefangenenwärter”, step by step

Gefangenenwärter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wärter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWärterattendant; maintainer
2Middle High Germanwerter—
3Old High Germanwartari—

via German Gefangener

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGefangenerprisoner, captive, detainee, prison inmate,...
2Germangefangencaught; imprisoned; trapped
Every word from Old High German wartari →Every word from Middle High German werter →Every word from German Wärter →