Where does “Frauenheilkunde” come from?
Frauenheilkunde (German) comes from German Heilkunde, from German heilen, from Middle High German heilen, from Old High German heilen, from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
Frauenheilkunde (German): gynecology
Definitions
- gynecology
Ancestry of “Frauenheilkunde”, step by step
Frauenheilkunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Heilkunde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heilkunde | medicine, medical science |
| 2 | German | heilen | to heal; to become healed |
| 3 | Middle High German | heilen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | heilen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hailijan | to heal, to cure |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
via German Frauen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Frauen | plural of Frau; women |