Where does “Stadtbewohner” come from?
Stadtbewohner (German) comes from German Bewohner, from German bewohnen, from German wohnen, from Middle High German wonen, from Old High German wonēn, from Proto-West Germanic wunēn, from Proto-Germanic wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Stadtbewohner (German): urbanite, townsperson (an inhabitant of a town, of unspecified sex or male); urbanites, townspeople, townsfolk
Definitions
- urbanite, townsperson (an inhabitant of a town, of unspecified sex or male); urbanites, townspeople, townsfolk
Ancestry of “Stadtbewohner”, step by step
Stadtbewohner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bewohner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bewohner | agent noun of bewohnen; inhabitant |
| 2 | German | bewohnen | to inhabit, to occupy |
| 3 | German | wohnen | to live, reside, dwell; to stay |
| 4 | Middle High German | wonen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wonēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wunēn | to stay, to dwell, to live |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wunāną | To be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via German Stadt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stadt | city; town; city center |
| 2 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 3 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |