Where does “Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis” come from?

Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis (German) comes from German Schwarzwald, from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Ancestry of “Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis”, step by step

Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwarzwald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwarzwaldBlack Forest
2Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
3Middle High Germanwalt—
4Old High Germanwaldforest
5Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
6Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via German Kreis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreiscircle; range, scope; a type of territorial...
2Middle High Germankreiz—
3Old High Germankreiz—
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →