Where does “Wahllokal” come from?

Wahllokal (German) comes from German lokal, from French local, from Latin locālis, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Wahllokal (German): voting station US, polling station UK

Definitions

  1. voting station US, polling station UK

Ancestry of “Wahllokal”, step by step

Wahllokal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lokal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlokallocal
2Frenchlocallocal; room
3LatinlocālisBelong to a place; local
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

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 stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →