Where does “garten” come from?
garten (German) comes from German Stadt, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
garten (German): inflection of garen: ## first/third-person plural...
Definitions
- inflection of garen: ## first/third-person plural...
Ancestry of “garten”, step by step
garten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stadt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stadt | city; town; city center |
| 2 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 3 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Middle High German garte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | garte | garden |
| 2 | Old High German | garto | garden; paradise; wonderland |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gardō | hedge, fence |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gardô | hedge, fence; enclosure, pen; court, yard |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |