Where does “Gleichschaltung” come from?
Gleichschaltung (German) comes from German gleichschalten, from German gleich, from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
Gleichschaltung (German): synchronisation, bringing into line;...
Definitions
- synchronisation, bringing into line;...
Ancestry of “Gleichschaltung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gleichschalten | to synchronise; to force into Gleichschaltung; to... |
| 2 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 3 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gilīh | equal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |