Where does “Flüchtlingskrise” come from?
Flüchtlingskrise (German) comes from German Flüchtling, from German Flucht, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Flüchtlingskrise (German): refugee crisis
Definitions
- refugee crisis
Ancestry of “Flüchtlingskrise”, step by step
Flüchtlingskrise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flüchtling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flüchtling | fugitive; refugee; escapee |
| 2 | German | Flucht | escape, flight; line, alignment; suite, line of... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via German Krise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krise | crisis |
| 2 | Latin | crisis | crisis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |