Where does “Alterszahnheilkunde” come from?
Alterszahnheilkunde (German) comes from German alter, from German Alt, from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
Alterszahnheilkunde (German): gerodontia
Definitions
- gerodontia
Ancestry of “Alterszahnheilkunde”, step by step
Alterszahnheilkunde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German alter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | alter | age, old age |
| 2 | German | Alt | alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland... |
| 3 | Middle High German | alt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | alt | old |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via German Zahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zahn | tooth; fang; tusk |
| 2 | Middle High German | zan | tooth |
| 3 | Old High German | zan | Alternative form of zand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via German Heilkunde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heilkunde | medicine, medical science |
| 2 | German | heilen | to heal; to become healed |
| 3 | Middle High German | heilen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | heilen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hailijan | to heal, to cure |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |