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Where does “völkerrechtlich” come from?

völkerrechtlich (German) comes from German Völkerrecht, from German Völker, from Old High German heri, from Proto-Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

völkerrechtlich (German): relating to international law

Definitions

  1. relating to international law

Ancestry of “völkerrechtlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVölkerrechtinternational law
2GermanVölkerplural of Volk; peoples, nations
3Old High Germanheriarmy
4Proto-Germanic*hari—
5Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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