Where does “kræftpatient” come from?

kræftpatient (Danish) comes from Danish kræft, from Middle Low German kreft, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kræftpatient (Danish): cancer patient; a patient who has some form of...

Definitions

  1. cancer patient; a patient who has some form of...

Ancestry of “kræftpatient”, step by step

kræftpatient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kræft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkræftcancer
2Middle Low Germankreft—
3Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Danish patient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpatientpatient person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person
2Latinpatiēnssuffering, enduring
3LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →