Where does “wahlberechtigt” come from?

wahlberechtigt (German) comes from German Wahl, from Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

wahlberechtigt (German): eligible or entitled to vote; enfranchised

Definitions

  1. eligible or entitled to vote; enfranchised

Ancestry of “wahlberechtigt”, step by step

wahlberechtigt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWahlchoice, selection; election; quality level
2Middle High Germanwale—
3Old High Germanwalachoice
4Proto-West Germanicwaluchoice, selection
5Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via German berechtigt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberechtigtentitled, eligible; authorized; justified

Words derived from “wahlberechtigt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →