Germanization

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English German
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ization
English Germanization

    From German + -ization.

    Noun

    Germanization (countable and uncountable, plural Germanizations)

    1. The act of making something have more German characteristics.
    2. The adoption of German customs or culture.
      1. (historical) The policy, in Nazi Germany, of the expansion of the German language and culture.

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