Where does “Wohnsiedlung” come from?

Wohnsiedlung (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.

Wohnsiedlung (German): small settlement

Definitions

  1. small settlement

Ancestry of “Wohnsiedlung”, step by step

Wohnsiedlung 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 Siedlung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSiedlungsettlement; Short for Wohnsiedlung
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wunēn →