Where does “Wilhelminism” come from?
Wilhelminism (English) comes from English Wilhelmine, from English Wilhelm, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
Wilhelminism (English): The grandiose image presented by Wilhelm II...
Definitions
- The grandiose image presented by Wilhelm II...
Ancestry of “Wilhelminism”, step by step
Wilhelminism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wilhelmine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wilhelmine | Of or pertaining to the period of German history... |
| 2 | English | Wilhelm | — |
| 3 | German | Wilhelm | William |
| 4 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 5 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
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 |