Where does “Hitlerhälsning” come from?
Hitlerhälsning (Swedish) comes from German Hitlergruß, from German Gruß, from German grüßen, from Middle High German grüezen, from Old High German gruozzen, from Proto-West Germanic grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic grōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic grētaną — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Hitlerhälsning (Swedish): a Nazi salute
Definitions
- a Nazi salute
Ancestry of “Hitlerhälsning”, step by step
Hitlerhälsning traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hitlergruß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hitlergruß | Nazi salute greeting in Nazi Germany performed by extending the right arm into the air |
| 2 | German | Gruß | greeting; compliment; salute |
| 3 | German | grüßen | to greet |
| 4 | Middle High German | grüezen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | gruozzen | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | grōtijan | to address, to greet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grōtijaną | to cause to weep; make cry; to scold; to address |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | grētaną | to weep, to cry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēw- | to grind, rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Swedish hälsning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hälsning | a greeting (in person) |
| 2 | Swedish | hälsa | health; to greet, salute; bid welcome; to send... |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish Hitler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Hitler | Hitler (a surname of Austrian origin) |