Where does “Erstickungsgefahr” come from?

Erstickungsgefahr (German) comes from German Erstickung, from German ersticken, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.

Erstickungsgefahr (German): risk of suffocation, danger of suffocation, risk of asphyxiation, danger of asphyxiation, suffocation hazard, asphyxiation hazard

Definitions

  1. risk of suffocation, danger of suffocation, risk of asphyxiation, danger of asphyxiation, suffocation hazard, asphyxiation hazard

Ancestry of “Erstickungsgefahr”, step by step

Erstickungsgefahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erstickung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErstickungsuffocation, asphyxia, asphyxiation
2Germanerstickento suffocate; to smother
3Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
4Middle High Germaner-—
5Old High Germanir-thoroughly
6Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via German gefahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangefahrdanger, hazard, peril, risk
2Middle High Germangevāredanger
3Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from German er- →