Where does “heerszucht” come from?

heerszucht (Dutch) comes from Dutch zucht, from Middle Dutch suchte, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

heerszucht (Dutch): pathological desire to rule

Definitions

  1. pathological desire to rule

Ancestry of “heerszucht”, step by step

heerszucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuchtsigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or...
2Middle Dutchsuchte
3Old Dutchsuhti
4Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
5Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Dutch heersen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheersento rule; to prevail
2Middle Dutchhêerschento command, rule
3Germanherrschento rule, to reign, to have dominion; to prevail,...
4Middle High Germanhērschen
5Old High Germanhērisōn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þizEvery word from Proto-Germanic suhtiz