köken: Derived from Middle High German schurgen, schürgen (“to shove, push, egg on”) in the 16th century, from Old High German scurgen. This verb is related to (but probably not the direct ancestor of) modern schüren (“to stir, stoke up”); compare Old High German fiurscurio (“villain”, literally “he who stokes up fire”). Middle High German schurgen shows Upper German umlaut blocking in -ur- + consonant.…
liga + -ist, originally in the sense "gang member" and/or "a member of the Catholic League" (which was involved in a war against Sweden during the Thirty Years' War). Cognate of English leaguist.