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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHuguenotA member of the Protestant Reformed Church of...
2FrenchhuguenotHuguenot
3Frencheiguenot—
4GermanEidgenosseconfederate; Swiss
5GermanGenossepartner in something, mate; comrade, fellow...
6Old High Germanginozocomrade
7Old High Germanginōz—
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—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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