Where does “Wasserbedarf” come from?
Wasserbedarf (German) comes from German Bedarf, from Middle Low German bedarf, from Middle Low German bedörven, from Old Saxon bi-, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī — on, onto.
Wasserbedarf (German): water need(s)
Definitions
- water need(s)
Ancestry of “Wasserbedarf”, step by step
Wasserbedarf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bedarf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bedarf | need; demand |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bedarf | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bedörven | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | bi- | A productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bī | by, near, around |
| 6 | Old English | bī- | by, near, around; by- |
| 7 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German wasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wasser | inflection of wassern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 3 | Old High German | waȥȥar | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |