Where does “Gnadenstoß” come from?
Gnadenstoß (German) comes from German Gnade, from Old Saxon ginatha, from Old Saxon gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.
Gnadenstoß (German): coup de grâce
Ancestry of “Gnadenstoß”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Gnade | grace, mercy, graciousness; a grace, an act of... |
| 2 | Old Saxon | ginatha | mercy |
| 3 | Old Saxon | gī | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jiʀ | you |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | — |