Where does “Gehirnentzündung” come from?
Gehirnentzündung (German) comes from German Zündung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
Gehirnentzündung (German): encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)
Definitions
- encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)
Ancestry of “Gehirnentzündung”, step by step
Gehirnentzündung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zündung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zündung | ignition |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
via German Gehirnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gehirnen | — |