Where does “Atemlähmung” come from?

Atemlähmung (German) comes from German Lähmung, from German lähmen, from Middle High German lemen, from Old High German lemmen, from Proto-Germanic lamjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Atemlähmung (German): apnoea

Definitions

  1. apnoea

Ancestry of “Atemlähmung”, step by step

Atemlähmung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lähmung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLähmungparalysis
2Germanlähmento paralyze
3Middle High Germanlemen—
4Old High Germanlemmen—
5Proto-Germaniclamjanąto bash, hit; to lame, cripple
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Atem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAtembreath
2Middle High Germanātem—
3Old High Germanādum—
4Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →