Where does “Germanistik” come from?
Germanistik (German) comes from German Germanist, from German Germanisch, from Latin Germanicus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Germanistik (German): narrower sense German studies (German language, literature, and culture)
Definitions
- narrower sense German studies (German language, literature, and culture)
Ancestry of “Germanistik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Germanist | An expert in German studies; A student of German... |
| 2 | German | Germanisch | Germanic language; Germanic |
| 3 | Latin | Germanicus | Germanic; German |
| 4 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 5 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |