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Where does “Bundeskanzlerin” come from?

Bundeskanzlerin (German) comes from German Bundeskanzler, 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.

Bundeskanzlerin (German): federal chancellor

Definitions

  1. federal chancellor

Ancestry of “Bundeskanzlerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBundeskanzlerfederal chancellor
2GermanKanzlerchancellor; Short for Bundeskanzler; Short for...
3Middle High Germankanzelære—
4Old High Germankanzellari—
5Late Latincancellariussecretary, porter; secretary; doorkeeper, porter;...
6Latincancelliinflection of cancellus: ## genitive singular ##...
7Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
8Proto-Italickankroscrab
9Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
10Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
11Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
12Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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