Where does “Blutdruckmessgerät” come from?
Blutdruckmessgerät (German) comes from German Messgerät, from German Gerät, from Middle High German geræte, from Old High German girāti, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Blutdruckmessgerät (German): sphygmomanometer
Definitions
- sphygmomanometer
Ancestry of “Blutdruckmessgerät”, step by step
Blutdruckmessgerät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Messgerät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Messgerät | gauge, meter |
| 2 | German | Gerät | device, tool, appliance, machine; equipment,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | geræte | equipment; consultation; equipment |
| 4 | Old High German | girāti | advice, consultation |
| 5 | Old High German | rāt | advice, council; advise |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via German Blutdruck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blutdruck | blood pressure |