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Where does “Hanseatic” come from?

Hanseatic (English) comes from German hanseatisch, from German Hanseat, from German hanse, from Middle High German hanse, from Old High German hansa, from Proto-Germanic *hansu, from Proto-Germanic hansō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd — resin.

Hanseatic (English): Of or pertaining to the German Hanse

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the German Hanse

Ancestry of “Hanseatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanhanseatischHanseatic
2GermanHanseata Hanseatic merchant; a native or inhabitant of a...
3Germanhanse—
4Middle High Germanhanseguild
5Old High Germanhansagroup; community; guild
6Proto-Germanic*hansu—
7Proto-GermanichansōA gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómsōdunion; gathering; union, gathering
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “Hanseatic”

  • Hanseatic League
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