Where does “linksextremistisch” come from?
linksextremistisch (German) comes from German extremistisch, from German -isch, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
linksextremistisch (German): extreme far left
Definitions
- extreme far left
Ancestry of “linksextremistisch”, step by step
linksextremistisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German extremistisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | extremistisch | extremist |
| 2 | German | -isch | an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
via German links
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | links | on the left; to the left; inside out |