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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Huguenot | A member of the Protestant Reformed Church of... |
| 2 | French | huguenot | Huguenot |
| 3 | French | eiguenot | — |
| 4 | German | Eidgenosse | confederate; Swiss |
| 5 | German | Genosse | partner in something, mate; comrade, fellow... |
| 6 | Old High German | ginozo | comrade |
| 7 | Old High German | ginōz | comrade |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganaut | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ganautaz | associate, companion, comrade; follower |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via French huguenotisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | huguenotisme | Huguenotism |