Where does “Dekompressionskrankheit” come from?

Dekompressionskrankheit (German) comes from German Dekompression, from Danish kompression, from Latin compressio, from Latin comprimō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Dekompressionskrankheit (German): decompression sickness

Definitions

  1. decompression sickness

Ancestry of “Dekompressionskrankheit”, step by step

Dekompressionskrankheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dekompression

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDekompressiondecompression
2Danishkompressioncompression
3Latincompressiosqueezing, compression; embrace
4Latincomprimōto compress (squeeze together)
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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 gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →