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Where does “Dermatozoenwahn” come from?

Dermatozoenwahn (English) comes from German Dermatozoenwahn, from German Wahn, from Middle High German wan, from Old High German wanne, from Proto-Germanic hwannē, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos — The primary interrogative root.

Dermatozoenwahn (English): Delusional parasitosis

Definitions

  1. Delusional parasitosis

Ancestry of “Dermatozoenwahn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDermatozoenwahnDelusional parasitosis
2GermanWahnillusion, delusion, hope , false idea, false...
3Middle High Germanwannot full, empty
4Old High Germanwanne—
5Proto-Germanichwannēat what time, when; when
6Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
7Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
8Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
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