Where does “kriminaldrama” come from?

kriminaldrama (Swedish) comes from German kriminal-, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

kriminaldrama (Swedish): a genre featuring crime and drama; a detective story

Definitions

  1. a genre featuring crime and drama; a detective story

Ancestry of “kriminaldrama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankriminal-crime
2Latincrīmināliscriminal
3Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
4Proto-Italickreimen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →
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