Where does “Wartebank” come from?

Wartebank (German) comes from German wartēn, from Old High German wartēn, from Proto-West Germanic wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Wartebank (German): waiting bench

Definitions

  1. waiting bench

Ancestry of “Wartebank”, step by step

Wartebank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wartēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwartēnto wait (for)
2Old High Germanwartēnto watch, keep, look after
3Proto-West Germanicwardēnto guard, to protect, to watch over
4Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
5Proto-Germanic*warduz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbankbench which people sit on; pew
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →
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