Where does “Wiesenrain” come from?

Wiesenrain (German) comes from German Wiese, from Middle High German wīse, from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Wiesenrain (German): grass path

Definitions

  1. grass path

Ancestry of “Wiesenrain”, step by step

Wiesenrain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wiese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWiesea meadow; a lawn, especially a large one, loosely...
2Middle High Germanwīse—
3Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via German Rain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRainedgepath; slope, incline
2Middle High Germanrein—
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