Where does “longontsteking” come from?

longontsteking (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch longontsteking, from Dutch long, from Middle Dutch longe, from Old Dutch lungan, from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

longontsteking (Afrikaans): pneumonia

Definitions

  1. pneumonia

Ancestry of “longontsteking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlongontstekingpneumonia acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs
2Dutchlonglung
3Middle Dutchlonge—
4Old Dutchlungan—
5Proto-Germaniclunganjōlung
6Proto-Germaniclungôlung
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
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