Where does “astmaanfald” come from?

astmaanfald (Danish) comes from Danish astma, from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα, from Ancient Greek ἄνσθμα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

astmaanfald (Danish): asthma attack

Definitions

  1. asthma attack

Ancestry of “astmaanfald”, step by step

astmaanfald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish astma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishastmaasthma
2Ancient Greekἆσθμαshort-drawn breath, panting; asthma
3Ancient Greekἄνσθμα—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

via Danish anfald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishanfaldattack, seizure
2Middle Low GermananvalAlternative form of aneval
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνσθμα →Every word from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα →