Where does “Augenheilkunde” come from?

Augenheilkunde (German) comes from German Heilkunde, from German heilen, from Middle High German heilen, from Old High German heilen, from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Augenheilkunde (German): ophthalmology

Definitions

  1. ophthalmology

Ancestry of “Augenheilkunde”, step by step

Augenheilkunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Heilkunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeilkundemedicine, medical science
2Germanheilento heal; to become healed
3Middle High Germanheilen—
4Old High Germanheilen—
5Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
6Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
7Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via German auge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaugeeye
2Middle High Germanougeeye
3Old High Germanougaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hailijan →