Where does “Landschaftsgärtner” come from?

Landschaftsgärtner (German) comes from German Gärtner, from German Garten, from Middle High German garte, from Old High German garto, from Proto-West Germanic gardō, from Proto-Germanic gardô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

Landschaftsgärtner (German): landscaper

Definitions

  1. landscaper

Ancestry of “Landschaftsgärtner”, step by step

Landschaftsgärtner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gärtner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGärtnergardener
2GermanGartengarden, yard; garden; orchard
3Middle High Germangartegarden
4Old High Germangartogarden; paradise; wonderland
5Proto-West Germanicgardōhedge, fence
6Proto-Germanicgardôhedge, fence; enclosure, pen; court, yard
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via German Landschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLandschaftlandscape
2Middle High Germanlantschaft
3Old High Germanlantskaflandscape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic gardô
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