Where does “Geiselnehmer” come from?
Geiselnehmer (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.
Geiselnehmer (German): hostage-taker, kidnapper, captor
Definitions
- hostage-taker, kidnapper, captor
Ancestry of “Geiselnehmer”, step by step
Geiselnehmer 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 |