Where does “Unruhestifter” come from?

Unruhestifter (German) comes from German Unruhe, from German un-, from Middle High German un-, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Unruhestifter (German): troublemaker, agitator

Definitions

  1. troublemaker, agitator

Ancestry of “Unruhestifter”, step by step

Unruhestifter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Unruhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnruheturbulence, perturbation, moving more than...
2Germanun-un-; grave; bad; horrifying
3Middle High Germanun-
4Old High Germanun-un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via German stiften

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstiftento endow, to donate
2Old High Germanstiften
3Proto-Germanicstiklaz
4Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “Unruhestifter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne
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