Where does “Reichskanzler” come from?
Reichskanzler (German) comes from German Kanzler, from Middle High German kanzelære, from Old High German kanzellari, from Late Latin cancellarius, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros — to cut, cut off, sever.
Reichskanzler (German): Reichskanzler male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- Reichskanzler male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Reichskanzler”, step by step
Reichskanzler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kanzler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kanzler | chancellor; Short for Bundeskanzler; Short for... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kanzelære | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kanzellari | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cancellarius | secretary, porter; secretary; doorkeeper, porter;... |
| 5 | Latin | cancelli | inflection of cancellus: ## genitive singular ##... |
| 6 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via German reich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reich | rich; singular imperative of reichen |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīche | rich |
| 3 | Old High German | rīhhi | rich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |