Where does “solution finale” come from?
solution finale (French) 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.
solution finale (French): final solution
Definitions
- final solution
Ancestry of “solution finale”, 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 |