Where does “Wandschrank” come from?
Wandschrank (German) comes from German wand, from Middle Dutch gewant, from Old Dutch giwant, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Wandschrank (German): cabinet storage closet built into a wall
Definitions
- cabinet storage closet built into a wall
Ancestry of “Wandschrank”, step by step
Wandschrank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wand | first/third-person singular preterite of winden |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gewant | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | giwant | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wenten | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via German schrank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schrank | cabinet storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall, or specifically |
| 2 | Middle High German | schranc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scranc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrankaz | barrier; grid, barrier |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |