Where does “Weiler” come from?
Weiler (German) comes from Middle High German wīler, from Old High German wīlāri, from Latin vīllāre, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Weiler (German): hamlet very small settlement which lacks some of the typical features of a village, such as a church or a village square
Definitions
- hamlet very small settlement which lacks some of the typical features of a village, such as a church or a village square
Ancestry of “Weiler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wīler | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wīlāri | — |
| 3 | Latin | vīllāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīlla | country house; villa |
| 5 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 6 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |