Where does “Allgemeinarzt” come from?

Allgemeinarzt (German) comes from German allgemein, from German All, from Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Allgemeinarzt (German): GP, general practitioner UK / family practitioner US

Definitions

  1. GP, general practitioner UK / family practitioner US

Ancestry of “Allgemeinarzt”, step by step

Allgemeinarzt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German allgemein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanallgemeingeneral (common, basic, usual), universal
2GermanAllcosmos
3Middle High Germanāl—
4Old High Germanālall
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via German Arzt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArztdoctor, physician
2Middle High Germanerze—
3Old High Germanaruzzi—
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-—
6Sumerian?copper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →