Where does “Wehrdienstverweigerer” come from?

Wehrdienstverweigerer (German) comes from German Verweigerer, from German verweigern, from German weigern, from Middle High German weigeren, from Old High German weigarōn, from Proto-West Germanic waigrōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.

Wehrdienstverweigerer (German): conscientious objector, conshie

Definitions

  1. conscientious objector, conshie

Ancestry of “Wehrdienstverweigerer”, step by step

Wehrdienstverweigerer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verweigerer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerweigererrefuser
2Germanverweigernto refuse; to deny
3Germanweigernto refuse
4Middle High Germanweigeren—
5Old High Germanweigarōn—
6Proto-West Germanicwaigrōnto refuse
7Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Wehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWehrresistance; defence; also in the sense of...
2Middle High Germanwere—
3Old High Germanwerī—
4Proto-Germanicwarīnizwarding off, defense
5Proto-Germanic-īnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs
6Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
7Proto-Indo-European-nis—

via German dienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandienstsecond-person singular present of dienen
2Middle High Germandienst—
3Old High Germandionest—
4Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōną →