Where does “Kriegsgefahr” come from?

Kriegsgefahr (German) comes from German krieg, from Middle High German kriec, from Old High German krig, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Kriegsgefahr (German): threat of war risk, chance that a war breaks out

Definitions

  1. threat of war risk, chance that a war breaks out

Ancestry of “Kriegsgefahr”, step by step

Kriegsgefahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German krieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankriegsingular imperative of kriegen
2Middle High Germankriecexertion; enmity; opposition
3Old High Germankrigstubbornness; defiance
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via German gefahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangefahrdanger, hazard, peril, risk
2Middle High Germangevāredanger
3Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- →