Where does “Gangrän” come from?

Gangrän (German) comes from French gangrène, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα, from Ancient Greek γράω, from Proto-Indo-European *gres-.

Gangrän (German): gangrene (the necrosis or rotting of flesh)

Definitions

  1. gangrene (the necrosis or rotting of flesh)

Ancestry of “Gangrän”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgangrènegangrene; first-person singular present...
2Latingangraenagangrene
3Ancient Greekγάγγραιναgangrene
4Ancient Greekγράωto gnaw, eat
5Proto-Indo-European*gres-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gres- →Every word from Ancient Greek γράω →Every word from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα →