Where does “Warenlager” come from?

Warenlager (German) comes from German wāre, from English Ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Warenlager (German): warehouse, storehouse, depot

Definitions

  1. warehouse, storehouse, depot

Ancestry of “Warenlager”, step by step

Warenlager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwāregoods, merchandise, ware, commodity
2EnglishWareA placename
3Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
5Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
6Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via German lager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
2Middle High Germanleger
3Old High Germanlegar
4Old Norselegr
5Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-