Where does “Kriegslist” come from?

Kriegslist (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.

Kriegslist (German): stratagem

Definitions

  1. stratagem

Ancestry of “Kriegslist”, step by step

Kriegslist 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 list

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlistcunning, craft
2Middle High Germanlist—
3Old High Germanlist—
4Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- →