Where does “krigsmaskineri” come from?

krigsmaskineri (Danish) comes from Danish maskineri, from French machinerie, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος — to be able.

krigsmaskineri (Danish): war machine

Definitions

  1. war machine

Ancestry of “krigsmaskineri”, step by step

krigsmaskineri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish maskineri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmaskinerimachinery
2Frenchmachineriemachinery, plant; engine room
3Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
4Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
5Latinmāchinacontrivance
6Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
7Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Danish krig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkrigwar
2Middle Low Germankrîchbattle; war; fight
3Old Saxonkrīg
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή