Where does “Wachstube” come from?
Wachstube (German) comes from German Wachs, from Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.
Wachstube (German): guardhouse, guardpost; tube of wax
Definitions
- guardhouse, guardpost; tube of wax
Ancestry of “Wachstube”, step by step
Wachstube traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wachs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wachs | wax; cere |
| 2 | Middle High German | wahs | wax |
| 3 | Old High German | wahs | wax |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wahsą | wax |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | woḱ-so- | — |
via German tūbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tūbe | tube container for semiliquids, usually with a screw top |
| 2 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 3 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 4 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 5 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |