Where does “Verleumdungsklage” come from?
Verleumdungsklage (German) comes from German Verleumdung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
Verleumdungsklage (German): defamation lawsuit
Definitions
- defamation lawsuit
Ancestry of “Verleumdungsklage”, step by step
Verleumdungsklage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verleumdung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verleumdung | defamation, calumny (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |