Where does “Wartehäuschen” come from?
Wartehäuschen (German) comes from German Häuschen, from German haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Wartehäuschen (German): a shelter where people can spend time waiting, chiefly for public transport, e.g. a bus shelter
Definitions
- a shelter where people can spend time waiting, chiefly for public transport, e.g. a bus shelter
Ancestry of “Wartehäuschen”, step by step
Wartehäuschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Häuschen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Häuschen | small house |
| 2 | German | haus | singular imperative of hausen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | hūs | house |
| 4 | Old High German | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via German wartēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wartēn | to wait (for) |
| 2 | Old High German | wartēn | to watch, keep, look after |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wardēn | to guard, to protect, to watch over |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |