Where does “Wohnanschrift” come from?

Wohnanschrift (German) comes from German wohnen, from Middle High German wonen, from Old High German wonēn, from Proto-West Germanic wunēn, from Proto-Germanic wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Wohnanschrift (German): address

Definitions

  1. address

Ancestry of “Wohnanschrift”, step by step

Wohnanschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wohnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwohnento live, reside, dwell; to stay
2Middle High Germanwonen
3Old High Germanwonēn
4Proto-West Germanicwunēnto stay, to dwell, to live
5Proto-GermanicwunānąTo be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via German Anschrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnschriftan address
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-
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