Where does “Wahlergebnis” come from?

Wahlergebnis (German) comes from German Ergebnis, from German -nis, from Middle High German -nisse, from Old High German -nissī, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Wahlergebnis (German): election result

Definitions

  1. election result

Ancestry of “Wahlergebnis”, step by step

Wahlergebnis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ergebnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErgebnisresult, outcome, conclusion, finding, fruit,...
2German-nisA suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or...
3Middle High German-nisse—
4Old High German-nissī—
5Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
6Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
7Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
8Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German Wahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWahlchoice, selection; election; quality level
2Middle High Germanwale—
3Old High Germanwalachoice
4Proto-West Germanicwaluchoice, selection
5Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from German -nis →