Where does “Wahlniederlage” come from?

Wahlniederlage (German) comes from German Wahl, from Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Wahlniederlage (German): electoral defeat, election defeat

Definitions

  1. electoral defeat, election defeat

Ancestry of “Wahlniederlage”, step by step

Wahlniederlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Niederlage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNiederlagedefeat, loss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walu →