Where does “Krugerism” come from?
Krugerism (English) comes from English Kruger, from Afrikaans Kruger, from German Krüger, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
Krugerism (English): The policies of Paul Kruger (Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger; 1825–1904), South African politician
Definitions
- The policies of Paul Kruger (Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger; 1825–1904), South African politician
Ancestry of “Krugerism”, step by step
Krugerism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Kruger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kruger | — |
| 2 | Afrikaans | Kruger | — |
| 3 | German | Krüger | innkeeper |
| 4 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 5 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |