Where does “Wohngebiet” come from?

Wohngebiet (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.

Wohngebiet (German): residential area

Definitions

  1. residential area

Ancestry of “Wohngebiet”, step by step

Wohngebiet 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 gebiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangebietarea, region
2Middle High Germangebiet—
3Middle High Germangebietento command
4Old High Germangibiotan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wunēn →