Where does “Volksverhetzung” come from?
Volksverhetzung (German) comes from German Verhetzung, from German verhetzen, from German hetzen, from Middle High German hetzen, from Old High German hezzen, from Proto-West Germanic hattjan, from Proto-Germanic hatjaną, from Proto-Germanic hataz — hatred, angriness; strong emotion.
Volksverhetzung (German): incitement to hatred
Definitions
- incitement to hatred
Ancestry of “Volksverhetzung”, step by step
Volksverhetzung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verhetzung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verhetzung | incitement |
| 2 | German | verhetzen | to incite hate |
| 3 | German | hetzen | to chase; to pursue; to sic, to set upon; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | hetzen | to rush, drive, hunt |
| 5 | Old High German | hezzen | to pursue; to hunt, pursue |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hattjan | to hunt down, to pursue |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hatjaną | to hunt down, pursue; to rush, incite, attack |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hataz | hate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₂d- | hatred, angriness; strong emotion |
via German volk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 2 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |