Where does “Kriegsministerium” come from?

Kriegsministerium (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.

Kriegsministerium (German): war ministry

Definitions

  1. war ministry

Ancestry of “Kriegsministerium”, step by step

Kriegsministerium 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 Ministerium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMinisteriumministry
2Latinministeriumministry; employment, ministration; service
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-