Where does “Hetzkampagne” come from?
Hetzkampagne (German) comes from German Kampagne, from French campagne, from Italian campagna, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
Hetzkampagne (German): vendetta, malicious smear campaign
Definitions
- vendetta, malicious smear campaign
Ancestry of “Hetzkampagne”, step by step
Hetzkampagne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kampagne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kampagne | campaign |
| 2 | French | campagne | country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside |
| 3 | Italian | campagna | rural area: country, countryside; cultivated... |
| 4 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via German hetzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hetzen | to chase; to pursue; to sic, to set upon; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | hetzen | to rush, drive, hunt |
| 3 | Old High German | hezzen | to pursue; to hunt, pursue |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hattjan | to hunt down, to pursue |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hatjaną | to hunt down, pursue; to rush, incite, attack |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hataz | hate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₂d- | hatred, angriness; strong emotion |