Where does “Krieg” come from?

Krieg (Low German) comes from Middle Low German krîch, from Old Saxon krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Krieg (Low German): war

Definitions

  1. war

Ancestry of “Krieg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrîchbattle; war; fight
2Old Saxonkrīg—
3Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
4Proto-Germanickrīganą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- →