Where does “Kriegsdenkmünze” come from?
Kriegsdenkmünze (German) comes from German Denkmünze, from German Münze, from Old High German muniz, from Proto-West Germanic munit, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Kriegsdenkmünze (German): war medal
Definitions
- war medal
Ancestry of “Kriegsdenkmünze”, step by step
Kriegsdenkmünze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Denkmünze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Denkmünze | commemorative medal |
| 2 | German | Münze | money, "in its senses as"; mint; obsolete form of... |
| 3 | Old High German | muniz | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | munit | coin |
| 5 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 6 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
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 |