Where does “Völkerkerker” come from?
Völkerkerker (German) comes from German Völker, from Old High German heri, from Proto-Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Völkerkerker (German): Prison of peoples, a multi-ethnic nation that oppresses its inhabitants
Definitions
- Prison of peoples, a multi-ethnic nation that oppresses its inhabitants
Ancestry of “Völkerkerker”, step by step
Völkerkerker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Völker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Völker | plural of Volk; peoples, nations |
| 2 | Old High German | heri | army |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hari | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |