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Where does “rechtsextremistisch” come from?

rechtsextremistisch (German) comes from German -istisch, 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.

rechtsextremistisch (German): right-wing extremist

Definitions

  1. right-wing extremist

Ancestry of “rechtsextremistisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-istisch-istic
2German-ischan adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and...
3Middle High German-isch—
4Old High German-iscused to form adjectives
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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