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

Definitions

  1. thirsty for fame /glory

Ancestry of “ruhmsüchtig”, step by step

ruhmsüchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ruhm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRuhmfame
2Middle High Germanruom—
3Old High Germanruomfame, glory
4Proto-West Germanichrōmifame
5Proto-Germanichrōmizfame

via German süchtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansüchtigaddicted
2Old High Germansuhtīg—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrōmiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrōmi →Every word from Old High German ruom →
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