Where does “Darmspiegelung” come from?
Darmspiegelung (German) comes from German darm, from Middle High German darm, from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Darmspiegelung (German): colonoscopy examination of the colon using a colonoscope
Definitions
- colonoscopy examination of the colon using a colonoscope
Ancestry of “Darmspiegelung”, step by step
Darmspiegelung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German darm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | darm | intestine, gut |
| 2 | Middle High German | darm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | darm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þarm | intestine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þarmaz | intestine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via German Spiegelung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spiegelung | reflection; mirage; endoscopy |
| 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." |