Where does “Spitzenkandidatin” come from?
Spitzenkandidatin (German) comes from German Kandidatin, from German Kandidat, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
Spitzenkandidatin (German): female front runner
Ancestry of “Spitzenkandidatin”, step by step