Where does “Kriminalgeschichte” come from?

Kriminalgeschichte (German) comes from German Kriminal, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Kriminalgeschichte (German): A detective novel

Definitions

  1. A detective novel

Ancestry of “Kriminalgeschichte”, step by step

Kriminalgeschichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kriminal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKriminalcriminal
2Latincrīmināliscriminal
3Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
4Proto-Italickreimen
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via German geschichte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschichtehistory
2Middle High Germangeschicht(e)event, struggle, story, history
3Old High Germangisciht
4Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen