Where does “völkerrechtswidrig” come from?
völkerrechtswidrig (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.
völkerrechtswidrig (German): contrary to international law
Definitions
- contrary to international law
Ancestry of “völkerrechtswidrig”, step by step
völkerrechtswidrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Völkerrecht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Völkerrecht | international law |
| 2 | German | Völker | plural of Volk; peoples, nations |
| 3 | Old High German | heri | army |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hari | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via German widrig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | widrig | adverse |