Where does “Konzentrationslager” come from?
Konzentrationslager (German) comes from English concentration camp, from English concentration, from English concentrate, from French concentrer, from French con-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Konzentrationslager (German): concentration camp
Definitions
- concentration camp
Ancestry of “Konzentrationslager”, step by step
Konzentrationslager traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English concentration camp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | concentration camp | A camp where troops are assembled, prior to... |
| 2 | English | concentration | The act, process or ability of concentrating; the... |
| 3 | English | concentrate | To bring to, or direct toward, a common center;... |
| 4 | French | concentrer | to concentrate |
| 5 | French | con- | con |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German lager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 3 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via German Konzentration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Konzentration | concentration |