Where does “Wabenmuster” come from?

Wabenmuster (German) comes from German Muster, from Italian Mostra, from Latin mōnstrō, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Wabenmuster (German): honeycomb

Definitions

  1. honeycomb

Ancestry of “Wabenmuster”, step by step

Wabenmuster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Muster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMusterexample; pattern
2ItalianMostraexhibition, show
3Latinmōnstrōto show, point out, indicate, demonstrate
4Latinmoneōto warn, to advise
5Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyetito cause to think, make think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via German Wabe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWabehoneycomb
2Old High Germanwabohoneycomb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-Every word from Proto-Indo-European monéyetiEvery word from Proto-Italic moneō