Where does “Bleivergiftung” come from?
Bleivergiftung (German) comes from German blei, from Middle High German blī, from Old High German blīo, from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.
Bleivergiftung (German): lead poisoning
Definitions
- lead poisoning
Ancestry of “Bleivergiftung”, step by step
Bleivergiftung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German blei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blei | lead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82) |
| 2 | Middle High German | blī | — |
| 3 | Old High German | blīo | metallic lead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blīwī | lead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blīwiją | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mliH-wó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mleh₁y- | to be weak, weary, tired |
via German Vergiftung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vergiftung | poisoning |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |