Where does “Verwüstung” come from?
Verwüstung (German) comes from German verwüsten, from German wüst, from Middle High German wüeste, from Old High German wuostī, from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
Verwüstung (German): ravage, havoc, devastation, desolation;...
Definitions
- ravage, havoc, devastation, desolation;...
Ancestry of “Verwüstung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | verwüsten | to devastate, ravage |
| 2 | German | wüst | desert; wild; ugly |
| 3 | Middle High German | wüeste | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wuostī | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wōstī | uninhabited, desolate, waste |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wōstaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂-s-to-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |