Where does “Huguenotism” come from?

Huguenotism (English) comes from English Huguenot, from French huguenot, from French eiguenot, from German Eidgenosse, from German Genosse, from Old High German ginozo, from Old High German ginōz, from Proto-West Germanic *ganaut — resin.

Huguenotism (English): The religion or doctrine of the Huguenots

Definitions

  1. The religion or doctrine of the Huguenots

Ancestry of “Huguenotism”, step by step

Huguenotism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Huguenot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHuguenotA member of the Protestant Reformed Church of...
2FrenchhuguenotHuguenot
3Frencheiguenot
4GermanEidgenosseconfederate; Swiss
5GermanGenossepartner in something, mate; comrade, fellow...
6Old High Germanginozocomrade
7Old High Germanginōzcomrade
8Proto-West Germanic*ganaut
9Proto-Germanicganautazassociate, companion, comrade; follower
10Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via French huguenotisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchhuguenotismeHuguenotism
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwiduEvery word from Old High German kuti