Where does “Traumschloss” come from?

Traumschloss (German) comes from German Traum, from Middle High German troum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- — to support; to hold.

Traumschloss (German): castle in the air

Definitions

  1. castle in the air

Ancestry of “Traumschloss”, step by step

Traumschloss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Traum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTraumdream
2Middle High Germantroumdream
3Old High Germantroum
4Proto-West Germanicdraumdream
5Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
6Proto-Germanicdraugmaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via German schloß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanschloßAlternative form of schloss
2Middle High Germanslōz
3Old High Germansloz
4Proto-Germanicslutą
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos