Where does “Raumgestaltung” come from?

Raumgestaltung (German) comes from German Gestaltung, from German gestalten, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Raumgestaltung (German): interior design

Definitions

  1. interior design

Ancestry of “Raumgestaltung”, step by step

Raumgestaltung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gestaltung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGestaltungdesign, styling, arrangement
2Germangestaltento form, to shape, to create, to arrange
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en—
5Old High German-īn—
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German raum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanraumwide; space
2Middle High Germanrūm—
3Old High Germanrūm—
4Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →