Where does “Wettkampfstätte” come from?
Wettkampfstätte (German) comes from German Wettkampf, from German wette, from Middle High German wette, from Middle Dutch wette, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną, from Proto-Germanic witaną — to see.
Wettkampfstätte (German): competition venue
Definitions
- competition venue
Ancestry of “Wettkampfstätte”, step by step
Wettkampfstätte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wettkampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wettkampf | contest |
| 2 | German | wette | inflection of wetten: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wette | pledge, deposit, pawn |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wette | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | witōþą | law; what is known or observed |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witōdaz | past participle of *witōną |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witōną | to know; to destine |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via German Stätte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stätte | venue, place, spot |
| 2 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 3 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |