Where does “personalhistoriker” come from?

personalhistoriker (Danish) comes from Danish historiker, from Danish historie, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr.

personalhistoriker (Danish): historian occupying themself with some individual

Definitions

  1. historian occupying themself with some individual

Ancestry of “personalhistoriker”, step by step

personalhistoriker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish historiker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhistorikerhistorian
2Danishhistoriehistory; story; affair, business
3Latinhistoriahistory; account; story
4Ancient Greekἱστορίαinquiry, examination, systematic observation,...
5Ancient Greekἱστορέωto inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,...
6Ancient Greekἵστωρone who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...
7Proto-Hellenicwístōr
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
9Indo-European*weyd-

via Danish personal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpersonal
Every word from Indo-European *weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōrEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wístōr