Where does “Geisteskrankheit” come from?
Geisteskrankheit (German) comes from German Krankheit, from Middle High German krancheit, from Middle High German kranc, from Old High German krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Geisteskrankheit (German): mental illness
Definitions
- mental illness
Ancestry of “Geisteskrankheit”, step by step
Geisteskrankheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Krankheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krankheit | sickness, illness; disease |
| 2 | Middle High German | krancheit | sickness, illness, infirmity |
| 3 | Middle High German | kranc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | krank | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krank | weak, sick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |