Where does “Reichskanzler” come from?
Reichskanzler (English) comes from German Reichskanzler, from German Kanzler, from Middle High German kanzelære, from Old High German kanzellari, from Late Latin cancellarius, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros — to cut, cut off, sever.
Reichskanzler (English): The German Chancellor or head of government from...
Definitions
- The German Chancellor or head of government from...
Ancestry of “Reichskanzler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Reichskanzler | Reichskanzler |
| 2 | German | Kanzler | chancellor; Short for Bundeskanzler; Short for... |
| 3 | Middle High German | kanzelære | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kanzellari | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cancellarius | secretary, porter; secretary; doorkeeper, porter;... |
| 6 | Latin | cancelli | inflection of cancellus:
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| 7 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |