Where does “konterrevolutionär” come from?

konterrevolutionär (German) comes from Swedish konter, from German kontern, from English counter, from Middle English countour, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre — resin, gum; to say, speak.

konterrevolutionär (German): counterrevolutionary

Definitions

  1. counterrevolutionary

Ancestry of “konterrevolutionär”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkonter
2Germankonternto counter
3EnglishcounterOne who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects...
4Middle EnglishcountourAn accountant; a financial recordkeeper
5Middle FrenchcontoirAlternative spelling of comptoir
6Middle Frenchcompterto recount; to tell
7Old Frenchcompter
8Latincomputāre
9Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
10Latincom-allomorph of con-
11Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
12Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
13Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
14Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt
18Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
19Old High Germankuti
20Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
21Proto-Germanickweduzresin
22Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu