Where does “Ostpolitik” come from?
Ostpolitik comes from German Ostpolitik, combining Ost (east) with Politik, which derives from Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikē), adjective of πόλις (pólis, city-state), ultimately referring to matters of civic governance.
Ostpolitik (English): The policies of West Germany under Chancellor Willy Brandt, seeking rapprochement with East Germany and the Soviet Union
Definitions
- The policies of West Germany under Chancellor Willy Brandt, seeking rapprochement with East Germany and the Soviet Union
Ancestry of “Ostpolitik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ostpolitik | The policies of West Germany under Chancellor Willy Brandt, seeking rapprochement with East Germany and the Soviet Union |
| 2 | German | Politik | politics |
| 3 | French | politique | political; politics; policy |
| 4 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 5 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 6 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |