Where does “heiligschennis” come from?
heiligschennis (Dutch) comes from Dutch schennis, from Dutch -nis, from Old Dutch -nissi, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
heiligschennis (Dutch): sacrilege, desecration
Definitions
- sacrilege, desecration
Ancestry of “heiligschennis”, step by step
heiligschennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schennis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schennis | An active or passive case of hurting, damaging;... |
| 2 | Dutch | -nis | -ness |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -nissi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Dutch heilig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heilig | holy; sacred |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | heilich | holy, sacred |
| 3 | Old Dutch | heilig | holy, sacred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hailag | holy, sacred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailagaz | holy, sacred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |