Etymology

victimhood

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Today it means: The state or perception of being a victim. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English victim
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyk-
  2. Latinvictima
  3. Middle Frenchvictime
  4. Englishvictim
  5. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  6. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  7. English todayvictimhood

From victim + -hood.

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