Where does “Inselbewohner” come from?

Inselbewohner (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Inselbewohner (German): islander male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. islander male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “Inselbewohner”, step by step

Inselbewohner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bewohner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBewohneragent noun of bewohnen; inhabitant
2Germanbewohnento inhabit, to occupy
3Germanwohnento live, reside, dwell; to stay
4Middle High Germanwonen
5Old High Germanwonēn
6Proto-West Germanicwunēnto stay, to dwell, to live
7Proto-GermanicwunānąTo be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via German insel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninselan island, an isle
2Middle High Germaninsel
3LatinĪnsula
4Proto-Italicenselā

Words derived from “Inselbewohner

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-
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