Where does “Schmähkritik” come from?
Schmähkritik (German) comes from German Kritik, from French critique, from New Latin critica, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō — to sift, separate, divide.
Schmähkritik (German): abusive criticism
Definitions
- abusive criticism
Ancestry of “Schmähkritik”, step by step
Schmähkritik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kritik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kritik | criticism; criticism, review; critique, review |
| 2 | French | critique | critical; judgemental; criticism |
| 3 | New Latin | critica | critique; inflection of criticus: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | criticus | critical, decisive; a critic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via German schmähen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schmähen | To revile; mock; verbally abuse; To blaspheme |
| 2 | Middle High German | smæhen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | smāhen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smēhijaną | to belittle, to despise; to reduce; belittle;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smēyg- | small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smē- | to rub; smear |