Where does “Stadtbewohnerin” come from?
Stadtbewohnerin (German) comes from German Stadtbewohner, 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 — to love.
Ancestry of “Stadtbewohnerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stadtbewohner | urbanite, townsperson (an inhabitant of a town, of unspecified sex or male); urbanites, townspeople, townsfolk |
| 2 | German | Bewohner | agent noun of bewohnen; inhabitant |
| 3 | German | bewohnen | to inhabit, to occupy |
| 4 | German | wohnen | to live, reside, dwell; to stay |
| 5 | Middle High German | wonen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wonēn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wunēn | to stay, to dwell, to live |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wunāną | To be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |