Where does “Blinddarmentzündung” come from?

Blinddarmentzündung (German) comes from German Entzündung, from German entzünden, from German zünden, from Old High German zunden, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.

Blinddarmentzündung (German): appendicitis

Definitions

  1. appendicitis

Ancestry of “Blinddarmentzündung”, step by step

Blinddarmentzündung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Blinddarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlinddarmappendix; caecum
2Latincaecumnominative neuter singular of caecus
3Latincaecusblind; invisible
4Proto-Italickaikosblind
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →