Where does “Gerichtsmedizin” come from?
Gerichtsmedizin (German) comes from German Gericht, from German richten, from Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Gerichtsmedizin (German): medical jurisprudence
Definitions
- medical jurisprudence
Ancestry of “Gerichtsmedizin”, step by step
Gerichtsmedizin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gericht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gericht | court; judgement; dish |
| 2 | German | richten | to direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put... |
| 3 | Middle High German | richten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rihten | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rihtijan | to straighten to set straight; to align, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Medizin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Medizin | medicine |
| 2 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 3 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 4 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |