Where does “Stalinismus” come from?
Stalinismus (German) comes from German Stalin, from Russian Ста́лин, from Russian сталь, from Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old French estal, from Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch stāl — to stand.
Stalinismus (German): Stalinism
Ancestry of “Stalinismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Stalin | — |
| 2 | Russian | Ста́лин | Stalin |
| 3 | Russian | сталь | steel |
| 4 | Dutch | staal | steel; sample |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stael | — |
| 6 | Old French | estal | position, place, site; stall, stable |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | stal | standing; market stall; stable |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stāl | — |
| 9 | Old Dutch | stahal | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |