Where does “Wickelraum” come from?

Wickelraum (German) comes from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Wickelraum (German): babies’ changing room, baby change a room in public buildings and in some means of public transport such as passenger trains in which parents can change their infant’s diaper/nappy

Definitions

  1. babies’ changing room, baby change a room in public buildings and in some means of public transport such as passenger trains in which parents can change their infant’s diaper/nappy

Ancestry of “Wickelraum”, step by step

Wickelraum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wickeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwickelnto wrap
2Middle High Germanwickelnto wrap around
3Old High Germanwickilī—
4Old High Germanwiohha—
5Proto-Germanic*weukā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via German raum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanraumwide; space
2Middle High Germanrūm—
3Old High Germanrūm—
4Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *weukā →Every word from Old High German wiohha →