Where does “Gleichschaltung” come from?
Gleichschaltung (English) comes from German Gleichschaltung, from German gleichschalten, from German schalten, from German einschalten, from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in — in.
Gleichschaltung (English): The forced standardization of political and...
Definitions
- The forced standardization of political and...
Ancestry of “Gleichschaltung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Gleichschaltung | synchronisation, bringing into line;... |
| 2 | German | gleichschalten | to synchronise; to force into Gleichschaltung; to... |
| 3 | German | schalten | to switch |
| 4 | German | einschalten | to turn on, to switch on, to power up, to enable;... |
| 5 | German | ein- | generally indicating motion into something; one,... |
| 6 | Middle High German | īn- | — |
| 7 | Old High German | in | in |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |