Where does “retshistoriker” come from?
retshistoriker (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.
retshistoriker (Danish): historian occupying themself with legal...
Definitions
- historian occupying themself with legal...
Ancestry of “retshistoriker”, step by step
retshistoriker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish historiker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | historiker | historian |
| 2 | Danish | historie | history; story; affair, business |
| 3 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 9 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |