Where does “Wartezeit” come from?

Wartezeit (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.

Wartezeit (German): waiting time

Definitions

  1. waiting time

Ancestry of “Wartezeit”, step by step

Wartezeit 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 Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →