Where does “Bauchfellentzündung” come from?

Bauchfellentzündung (German) comes from German Bauchfell, from German Fell, from Frankish vël, from Old High German fël, from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic fellą, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Bauchfellentzündung (German): peritonitis

Definitions

  1. peritonitis

Ancestry of “Bauchfellentzündung”, step by step

Bauchfellentzündung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bauchfell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBauchfellperitoneum
2GermanFellfur, pelt; hide
3Frankishvëlskin, hide
4Old High GermanfëlA fur
5Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
6Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German Entzündung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEntzündunginflammation
2Germanentzündento ignite, to inflame; to inflame
3Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
4Old High Germanzunden
5Old Norsetundr
6Proto-Germanictundrątinder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-
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