Where does “Thronanwärter” come from?

Thronanwärter (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.

Thronanwärter (German): heir apparent

Definitions

  1. heir apparent

Ancestry of “Thronanwärter”, step by step

Thronanwärter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anwärter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnwärtercandidate
2Germananwartento await
3Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
4Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German thrōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanthrōnthrone
2Middle High Germanthrōn
3Old Frenchtronethrone
4Latinthronusa throne; an angelic order
5Greekθρόνοςthrone; monarchy, the royal office
6Ancient Greekθρόνοςseat; throne
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an