Where does “Kriegsmarine” come from?
Kriegsmarine (German) comes from German Marine, from French Marine, from Italian Marina, from Spanish marina, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus — adjectival suffix.
Kriegsmarine (German): the German navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime
Definitions
- the German navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime
Ancestry of “Kriegsmarine”, step by step
Kriegsmarine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Marine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Marine | navy |
| 2 | French | Marine | navy |
| 3 | Italian | Marina | coast |
| 4 | Spanish | marina | feminine singular of marino; navy |
| 5 | Latin | marīnus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | known from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods |
| 7 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 8 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |