Where does “Wartestellung” come from?

Wartestellung (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.

Wartestellung (German): waiting position, standby position

Definitions

  1. waiting position, standby position

Ancestry of “Wartestellung”, step by step

Wartestellung 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 Stellung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStellungposition
2GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
3Middle High Germanstellento put, to place
4Old High Germanstellen—
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →