Where does “Blockwartmentalität” come from?

Blockwartmentalität (German) comes from German Blockwart, from German wart, from Middle High German wart, from Old High German wart, from Proto-West Germanic *ward, from Proto-Germanic wardaz, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Blockwartmentalität (German): the mindset of those who, blindly and intolerantly, try to enforce the rules and ideas promoted by the authorities, especially through denunciation, but also rude comments, etc.; roughly McCarthyism

Definitions

  1. the mindset of those who, blindly and intolerantly, try to enforce the rules and ideas promoted by the authorities, especially through denunciation, but also rude comments, etc.; roughly McCarthyism

Ancestry of “Blockwartmentalität”, step by step

Blockwartmentalität traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Blockwart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlockwartneighborhood guard in Nazi Germany
2Germanwartsecond-person plural preterite of sein
3Middle High Germanwart—
4Old High Germanwart—
5Proto-West Germanic*wardguard, guardian
6Proto-Germanicwardazturned; turned toward; facing; Alternative form...
7Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Mentalität

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMentalitätmentality, mindset
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →