Krieg

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German word Krieg comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-, and later Proto-Germanic *krīganą (To be stiff, stubborn; to strive.)

*gʷreh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

*gʷr̥h₂éw- (Proto-Indo-European)

*krīganą (Proto-Germanic)

To be stiff, stubborn; to strive.

*krīgaz (Proto-Germanic)

Strife; struggle; fight.

krig (Old High German)

Defiance. Stubbornness.

*krieg (Old High German)

krieg (Old High German)

kriec (Middle High German)

Enmity. Exertion. Opposition.

Krieg (German)

War.

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