Where does “germanisme” come from?
germanisme (Dutch) comes from Dutch isme, from Malay -isme, from Dutch -isme, from Middle French -isme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
germanisme (Dutch): Germanism
Definitions
- Germanism
Ancestry of “germanisme”, step by step
germanisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch isme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | isme | ism |
| 2 | Malay | -isme | ism |
| 3 | Dutch | -isme | -ism |
| 4 | Middle French | -isme | — |
| 5 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 6 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via Dutch Germaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Germaan | A person from the old Germanic people; a German |
| 2 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 3 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |