Where does “ruhmsüchtig” come from?
ruhmsüchtig (German) comes from German Ruhm, from Middle High German ruom, from Old High German ruom, from Proto-West Germanic hrōmi, from Proto-Germanic hrōmiz — fame.
ruhmsüchtig (German): thirsty for fame /glory
Ancestry of “ruhmsüchtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Ruhm | fame |
| 2 | Middle High German | ruom | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ruom | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōmi | fame |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrōmiz | fame |