Where does “Dolchstoß” come from?

Dolchstoß (German) comes from German Dolch, from Latin dolō, from Ancient Greek δόλος — trick, deceit; wiles; bait.

Dolchstoß (German): stab in the back

Definitions

  1. stab in the back

Ancestry of “Dolchstoß”, step by step

Dolchstoß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dolch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDolchdagger
2Latindolōto hew, chop into shape
3Ancient Greekδόλοςtrick, deceit; wiles; bait

via German Stoß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStoßpush; the rectrices
2Old High Germanstoz—

Words derived from “Dolchstoß”

Every word from Ancient Greek δόλος →