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Where does “Versklavung” come from?

Versklavung (German) comes from German versklaven, from German Sklave, from Middle High German slave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo — to cover; to incline.

Versklavung (German): enslavement

Definitions

  1. enslavement

Ancestry of “Versklavung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanversklavento enslave
2GermanSklaveslave
3Middle High Germanslave—
4Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
5Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
6Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός—
7Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
8Proto-Slavicslovoword
9Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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