Where does “Dolchstoßlegende” come from?

Dolchstoßlegende (German) comes from German legende, from French légende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legenda, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Dolchstoßlegende (German): stab-in-the-back myth

Definitions

  1. stab-in-the-back myth

Ancestry of “Dolchstoßlegende”, step by step

Dolchstoßlegende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German legende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlegendelegend story
2Frenchlégendelegend; caption
3Old Frenchlegendelegend
4Medieval Latinlegendaa legend, story, especially the lives of the...
5Latinlegendalegend; inflection of legendus: ##...
6Latinlegendumnominative neuter singular of legendus;...
7Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
8Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
9Proto-Italiclēg-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via German Dolchstoß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDolchstoßstab in the back
2GermanDolchdagger
3Latindolōto hew, chop into shape
4Ancient Greekδόλοςtrick, deceit; wiles; bait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-