Where does “Caissonkrankheit” come from?

Caissonkrankheit (German) comes from German Caisson, from French caisson, from Old Occitan caisson, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Caissonkrankheit (German): caisson disease

Definitions

  1. caisson disease

Ancestry of “Caissonkrankheit”, step by step

Caissonkrankheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Caisson

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCaissoncaisson
2Frenchcaissonbox
3Old Occitancaisson—
4Old Occitancaissa—
5LatinCapsaGafsa
6Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via German Krankheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrankheitsickness, illness; disease
2Middle High Germankrancheitsickness, illness, infirmity
3Middle High Germankranc—
4Old High Germankrank—
5Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
6Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →