Where does “eftergiftspolitik” come from?
eftergiftspolitik (Swedish) comes from Swedish eftergift, from Swedish gift, from German gift, from Middle High German gift, from Old High German gift, from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną — to give.
eftergiftspolitik (Swedish): appeasement the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace
Definitions
- appeasement the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace
Ancestry of “eftergiftspolitik”, step by step
eftergiftspolitik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish eftergift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | eftergift | concession a partial yielding to demands or requests |
| 2 | Swedish | gift | poison; venom; virus; toxin; married |
| 3 | German | gift | poison; toxin; venom |
| 4 | Middle High German | gift | gift, something given |
| 5 | Old High German | gift | gift |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Swedish politik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |