Where does “Wünschelrutengänger” come from?
Wünschelrutengänger (German) comes from German Wünschelrute, from German Wünsch, from Middle High German wunsch, from Old High German wunsc, from Proto-Germanic wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Wünschelrutengänger (German): dowser
Definitions
- dowser
Ancestry of “Wünschelrutengänger”, step by step
Wünschelrutengänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wünschelrute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wünschelrute | divining rod (a staff used to find subterranean resources, such as water or metals, by divination) |
| 2 | German | Wünsch | Alternative form of Wunsch; wish; Alternative... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wunsch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wunsc | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wunskō | wish, desire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |