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Where does “Vandalismus” come from?

Vandalismus (German) comes from French vandalisme, from French Vandale, from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Vandalismus (German): vandalism

Definitions

  1. vandalism

Ancestry of “Vandalismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvandalismevandalism
2FrenchVandaleVandal
3LatinVandalusVandal
4Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “Vandalismus”

  • vandalizmus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →