Where does “Förintelsen” come from?
Förintelsen (Swedish) comes from Swedish förintelse, from Swedish förinta, from German vernichten, from Middle High German vernihten, from Middle High German nihten, from Middle High German niht, from Old High German niwiht, from Old High German nio — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
Förintelsen (Swedish): the Holocaust (the mass murder of Jews and other groups by the Nazi regime during World War II)
Definitions
- the Holocaust (the mass murder of Jews and other groups by the Nazi regime during World War II)
Ancestry of “Förintelsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förintelse | annihilation, destruction |
| 2 | Swedish | förinta | to annihilate |
| 3 | German | vernichten | to destroy; to ruin; to wreck; to annihilate; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | vernihten | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | nihten | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | niht | not |
| 7 | Old High German | niwiht | — |
| 8 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 9 | Old High German | io | always |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |