Where does “Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs” come from?

Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs (German) comes from German Bauchspeicheldrüse, from German Bauchspeichel, from German Bauch, from Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs (German): pancreatic cancer

Definitions

  1. pancreatic cancer

Ancestry of “Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs”, step by step

Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bauchspeicheldrüse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBauchspeicheldrüsepancreas
2GermanBauchspeichelpancreatic juice
3GermanBauchabdomen, belly
4Middle High Germanbūchbelly
5Old High Germanbūhbelly
6Proto-West Germanic*būk
7Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

via German Krebs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrebscrab; cancer; Cancer
2Middle High Germankrebz
3Old High Germankrebizedible crustacean, crab
4Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
5Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw-Every word from Proto-Germanic būkazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *būk
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