Where does “Mietwohnung” come from?

Mietwohnung (German) comes from German Miete, from Middle High German miete, from Old High German miata, from Proto-West Germanic miʀdu, from Proto-Germanic mizdō, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Mietwohnung (German): rented apartment

Definitions

  1. rented apartment

Ancestry of “Mietwohnung”, step by step

Mietwohnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Miete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMieterent
2Middle High Germanmiete—
3Old High Germanmiata—
4Proto-West Germanicmiʀdureward
5Proto-Germanicmizdōreward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via German Wohnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWohnungdomicile; dwelling; lodging; abode;...
2Middle High Germanwonunge—
3Old High Germanwonungadwelling
4Proto-West Germanic*wununguhome, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic mizdō →