Where does “vernietigingsoorlog” come from?
vernietigingsoorlog (Dutch) comes from German Vernichtungskrieg, from German Vernichtung, from German vernichten, from Middle High German vernihten, from Middle High German nihten, from Middle High German niht, from Old High German niwiht, from Old High German nio — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
vernietigingsoorlog (Dutch): war of extermination
Definitions
- war of extermination
Ancestry of “vernietigingsoorlog”, step by step
vernietigingsoorlog traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vernichtungskrieg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vernichtungskrieg | war of annihilation war that aims at erasing the nationhood of the enemy, by utterly subduing or physically destroying them |
| 2 | German | Vernichtung | destruction; annihilation, extinction |
| 3 | German | vernichten | to destroy; to ruin; to wreck; to annihilate; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | vernihten | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | nihten | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | niht | not |
| 7 | Old High German | niwiht | — |
| 8 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 9 | Old High German | io | always |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Dutch vernietiging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vernietiging | destruction |
| 2 | Dutch | vernietigen | to destroy |
| 3 | Dutch | nietig | minute, puny; insignificant, powerless; annulled,... |
| 4 | Dutch | niet | Not, no; staple |
| 5 | German | niet | rivet |
| 6 | German | nieten | To rivet |
| 7 | Middle High German | nieten | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | niotan | to use, to make use of; to enjoy |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hneudan | to hammer, to pound |