Where does “Geiselerschießung” come from?
Geiselerschießung (German) comes from German geisel, from Middle High German gīsel, from Old High German gīsal, from Proto-West Germanic gīsl, from Proto-Germanic gīslaz, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂- — army.
Geiselerschießung (German): execution of hostages, especially in the context of the retributive Sühnebefehl (Sühnebefehl (OKW)) issue by the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht
Definitions
- execution of hostages, especially in the context of the retributive Sühnebefehl (Sühnebefehl (OKW)) issue by the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht
Ancestry of “Geiselerschießung”, step by step
Geiselerschießung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German geisel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geisel | hostage |
| 2 | Middle High German | gīsel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gīsal | hostage, pledge |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gīsl | hostage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gīslaz | hostage |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via German Erschießung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erschießung | execution by shooting |