Where does “militærnægter” come from?

militærnægter (Danish) comes from Danish militær, from French militaire, from Middle French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

militærnægter (Danish): conscientious objector

Definitions

  1. conscientious objector

Ancestry of “militærnægter”, step by step

militærnægter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish militær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmilitærmilitary
2Frenchmilitairemilitary, militaristic; military
3Middle Frenchmilitairemilitary
4LatinmīlitārisOf a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial
5Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Danish nægter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnægteran objector one who refuses (something)
2Danishnægtedeny; to deny
3Old Norseneita—
4Proto-Germanicniitjanąto say ‘no’, deny, refuse
5Proto-Germanicnenot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →
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