Where does “kraamsterfte” come from?

kraamsterfte (Dutch) comes from Dutch kraam, from Middle Dutch craem, from Middle High German krām, from Old High German krām — merchant tent; tent cloth.

kraamsterfte (Dutch): maternal mortality, mortality in childbirth

Definitions

  1. maternal mortality, mortality in childbirth

Ancestry of “kraamsterfte”, step by step

kraamsterfte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kraam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkraamstall; childbirth; childbed
2Middle Dutchcraem—
3Middle High Germankrāmmerchant tent; wares
4Old High Germankrāmmerchant tent; tent cloth

via Dutch sterfte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsterftedeath, dying; mortality; mass death
2Middle Dutchsterfte—
Every word from Old High German krām →Every word from Middle High German krām →Every word from Middle Dutch craem →