Where does “Mehrfamilienhaus” come from?

Mehrfamilienhaus (German) comes from German mehrere, from German Mehr, from Middle High German mere, from Old High German mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

Mehrfamilienhaus (German): multifamily house, apartment building

Definitions

  1. multifamily house, apartment building

Ancestry of “Mehrfamilienhaus”, step by step

Mehrfamilienhaus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German mehrere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmehrereseveral; more than one; a number of
2GermanMehrincrease, excess; majority
3Middle High Germanmere—
4Old High Germanmēromore
5Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
6Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

via German Familie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFamiliefamily
2Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
3Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
4Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via German haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →