Where does “Wachzimmer” come from?

Wachzimmer (German) comes from German Zimmer, from Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

Wachzimmer (German): office of a police department

Definitions

  1. office of a police department

Ancestry of “Wachzimmer”, step by step

Wachzimmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zimmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZimmerroom
2Middle High Germanzimber—
3Old High Germanzimbar—
4Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
5Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via German wachen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwachento be awake; to watch, to guard
2Old High Germanwahhēnto wake
3Proto-West Germanicwakēnto wake, to be awake
4Proto-Germanicwakānąto wake, to be awake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *timr →