Where does “final solution” come from?
final solution (English) comes from German Endlösung, from German Lösung, from Middle High German lœsunge, from Old High German lōsunga, from Old High German lōsen, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
final solution (English): The planned and attempted mass murder of the...
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- The planned and attempted mass murder of the...
Ancestry of “final solution”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Endlösung | the planned and attempted mass murder of the... |
| 2 | German | Lösung | solution; cancellation; breaking away |
| 3 | Middle High German | lœsunge | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lōsunga | deliverance, redemption |
| 5 | Old High German | lōsen | to make free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |