Where does “Schwarzmalerei” come from?
Schwarzmalerei (German) comes from German schwarzmalen, from German mālen, from Middle High German mālen, from Old High German mālōn, from Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic māl, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Schwarzmalerei (German): pessimism, doom and gloom
Definitions
- pessimism, doom and gloom
Ancestry of “Schwarzmalerei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schwarzmalen | to paint a bleak picture, to catastrophize |
| 2 | German | mālen | to paint do paintwork |
| 3 | Middle High German | mālen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mālōn | to paint, to draw |
| 5 | Old High German | māl | a time; spot, stain |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | māl | time, occasion; mealtime |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |