Where does “Ruhestörung” come from?
Ruhestörung (German) comes from German rūhe, from Middle High German ruo, from Old High German ruowa, from Proto-West Germanic rōu, from Proto-Germanic *rōō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Ruhestörung (German): a disturbance, noise
Definitions
- a disturbance, noise
Ancestry of “Ruhestörung”, step by step
Ruhestörung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German rūhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rūhe | calm, relative quietness absence of loud sounds |
| 2 | Middle High German | ruo | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ruowa | peace, quiet, rest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rōu | calm, quiet; rest, repose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *rōō | calm, quiet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via German Störung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Störung | disturbance; dysfunction, disorder |
| 2 | German | stören | to disturb, to interfere, to bother |
| 3 | Middle High German | stören | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stōren | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *staurijan | to destroy, disturb |