Where does “Kriegsbegeisterung” come from?
Kriegsbegeisterung (German) comes from German Begeisterung, from German begeistern, from German geist, from Middle High German geist, from Old High German geist, from Proto-West Germanic gaist, from Proto-Germanic gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeysd- — anger, agitation.
Kriegsbegeisterung (German): war fever, enthusiasm for (the) war
Definitions
- war fever, enthusiasm for (the) war
Ancestry of “Kriegsbegeisterung”, step by step
Kriegsbegeisterung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Begeisterung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Begeisterung | enthusiasm, zeal, zest; rapture, ecstasy |
| 2 | German | begeistern | to fill with enthusiasm, enthuse; to be... |
| 3 | German | geist | spirit |
| 4 | Middle High German | geist | — |
| 5 | Old High German | geist | spirit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gaist | ghost, spirit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gaistaz | terror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeysd- | anger, agitation |
via German krieg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | krieg | singular imperative of kriegen |
| 2 | Middle High German | kriec | exertion; enmity; opposition |
| 3 | Old High German | krig | stubbornness; defiance |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |