Where does “Kuscheljustiz” come from?

Kuscheljustiz (German) comes from German kuscheln, from German kuschen, from French coucher, from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Kuscheljustiz (German): justice that is not hard enough

Definitions

  1. justice that is not hard enough

Ancestry of “Kuscheljustiz”, step by step

Kuscheljustiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kuscheln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankuschelnto cuddle
2Germankuschento lie down
3Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
4Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
5Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
6Latincollocōto place, put, set in order, assign, arrange
7Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Justiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJustizjudiciary; judicial system; judicial authorities...
2Latiniūstitiajustice, fairness, equity
3Latiniūstusjust, righteous
4Latiniūslaw, right
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-