Where does “chilblain” come from?

chilblain (English) comes from English chill, from Middle English ichille, from Middle English Will, from Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

chilblain (English): An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin,...

Definitions

  1. An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin,...

Ancestry of “chilblain”, step by step

chilblain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchillA moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating...
2Middle EnglishichilleI will
3Middle EnglishWill—
4Middle EnglishWilliam—
5Anglo-NormanWillame—
6Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
7Old High Germanhelmhelmet
8Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
9Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
10Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via English blain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblainA skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch
2Middle Englishblein—
3Old Englishbleġenblain, blister, cyst
4Proto-Germanicblajinǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “chilblain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →