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
- A detective novel
Ancestry of “Kriminalgeschichte”, step by step
Kriminalgeschichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kriminal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kriminal | criminal |
| 2 | Latin | crīminālis | criminal |
| 3 | Latin | crīmen | a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via German geschichte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschichte | history |
| 2 | Middle High German | geschicht(e) | event, struggle, story, history |
| 3 | Old High German | gisciht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |