Where does “Stellenanwärter” come from?
Stellenanwärter (German) comes from German Anwärter, from German anwarten, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
Stellenanwärter (German): job applicant, job candidate
Definitions
- job applicant, job candidate
Ancestry of “Stellenanwärter”, step by step
Stellenanwärter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anwärter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anwärter | candidate |
| 2 | German | anwarten | to await |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German Stelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stelle | place, stead, location, position, lieu; position... |
| 2 | German | Stellen | gerund of stellen; plural of Stelle |
| 3 | Middle High German | stellen | to put, to place |
| 4 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |