Where does “Verbrechertum” come from?

Verbrechertum (German) comes from German Verbrecher, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Verbrechertum (German): gangsterism, criminality

Definitions

  1. gangsterism, criminality

Ancestry of “Verbrechertum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerbrechercriminal
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from German -er →
Verbrechertum — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer