Where does “Webseite” come from?
Webseite (German) comes from German Seite, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.
Webseite (German): web page
Definitions
- web page
Ancestry of “Webseite”, step by step
Webseite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Seite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Seite | side; face, side, surface of any... |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via German web
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | web | singular imperative of weben; first-person... |
| 2 | English | Web | The World Wide Web |
| 3 | Middle English | webbe | Weaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving; A... |
| 4 | Old English | webba | weaver |
| 5 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |