Where does “Russenhasser” come from?
Russenhasser (German) comes from German rußen, from German Ruß, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Russenhasser (German): Russophobe
Definitions
- Russophobe
Ancestry of “Russenhasser”, step by step
Russenhasser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German rußen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rußen | to smoke; to produce soot; to sooty |
| 2 | German | Ruß | soot |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 4 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 6 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 7 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via German Hasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hasser | hater |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |