Where does “Mehrfamilienwohnhaus” come from?
Mehrfamilienwohnhaus (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.
Mehrfamilienwohnhaus (German): multifamily house
Definitions
- multifamily house
Ancestry of “Mehrfamilienwohnhaus”, step by step
Mehrfamilienwohnhaus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German mehrere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mehrere | several; more than one; a number of |
| 2 | German | Mehr | increase, excess; majority |
| 3 | Middle High German | mere | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mēro | more |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *maiʀō | more, larger |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maizô | comparative degree of *mikilaz; more |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mē- | to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many |
via German Wohnhaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wohnhaus | residential building |
| 2 | German | wohnen | to live, reside, dwell; to stay |
| 3 | Middle High German | wonen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wonēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wunēn | to stay, to dwell, to live |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wunāną | To be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |