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Where does “kriegsbedingt” come from?

kriegsbedingt (German) comes from German krieg, from Middle High German kriec, from Old High German krig, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

kriegsbedingt (German): caused by war; because of war

Definitions

  1. caused by war; because of war

Ancestry of “kriegsbedingt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankriegsingular imperative of kriegen
2Middle High Germankriecexertion; enmity; opposition
3Old High Germankrigstubbornness; defiance
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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