Where does “Kriegsverbrechen” come from?
Kriegsverbrechen (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.
Kriegsverbrechen (German): war crime
Definitions
- war crime
Ancestry of “Kriegsverbrechen”, step by step
Kriegsverbrechen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German verbrechen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verbrechen | to do (something wrong); to be at fault for |
| 2 | Middle High German | verbrechen | to breach, violate |
| 3 | Old High German | farbrechan | — |