Where does “Paradiesgarten” come from?
Paradiesgarten (German) comes from German garten, from German Stadt, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Paradiesgarten (German): Garden of Eden
Definitions
- Garden of Eden
Ancestry of “Paradiesgarten”, step by step
Paradiesgarten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German garten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | garten | inflection of garen: ## first/third-person plural... |
| 2 | German | Stadt | city; town; city center |
| 3 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 4 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via German Paradies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Paradies | paradise; atrium |
| 2 | Middle High German | paradīs | — |
| 3 | Old High German | paradīs | — |
| 4 | Latin | paradīsum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παράδεισος | the garden owned by the Persian nobility;... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | paridayĵah | circular boundary wall; place enclosed by a circular boundary wall |