Where does “chemofog” come from?

chemofog (English) comes from English fog, from Proto-Germanic feukaną, from Proto-Indo-European pug-, from Proto-Indo-European pew- — to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe.

chemofog (English): Cognitive impairment resulting from chemotherapy

Definitions

  1. Cognitive impairment resulting from chemotherapy

Ancestry of “chemofog”, step by step

chemofog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfogA thick cloud that forms near the ground; the...
2Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

via English chemo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchemoClipping of chemotherapy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feukaną →