Where does “Erstickungsanfall” come from?
Erstickungsanfall (German) comes from German Anfall, from German anfallen, from German fallen, from Middle High German vallen, from Old High German fallan, from Proto-West Germanic fallan, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
Erstickungsanfall (German): choking fit
Definitions
- choking fit
Ancestry of “Erstickungsanfall”, step by step
Erstickungsanfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anfall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anfall | swift attack; fit; seizure; attack; yield;... |
| 2 | German | anfallen | to accrue, to obtain; to attack |
| 3 | German | fallen | to fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | vallen | to fall |
| 5 | Old High German | fallan | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fallan | to fall |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 9 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via German Erstickung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erstickung | suffocation, asphyxia, asphyxiation |
| 2 | German | ersticken | to suffocate; to smother |
| 3 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |