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

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	kræft	cancer
2	Middle Low German	kreft	—
3	Proto-Germanic	krabitaz	crustacean
4	Proto-Indo-European	grebʰ-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Danish patient

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	patient	patient person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person
2	Latin	patiēns	suffering, enduring
3	Latin	patior	I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	peh₁-	to hate, hurt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →