Where does “Gesichtsnervenlähmung” come from?

Gesichtsnervenlähmung (German) comes from German Gesichtsnerv, from German Gesicht, from Middle High German gesiht, from Old High German gisiht, from Proto-West Germanic gasihti, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.

Gesichtsnervenlähmung (German): facial nerve paralysis

Definitions

  1. facial nerve paralysis

Ancestry of “Gesichtsnervenlähmung”, step by step

Gesichtsnervenlähmung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gesichtsnerv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesichtsnervfacial nerve
2GermanGesichtthe face; a facial expression, a look; outward...
3Middle High Germangesiht—
4Old High Germangisiht—
5Proto-West Germanicgasihtisight
6Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via German Lähmung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLähmungparalysis
2Germanlähmento paralyze
3Middle High Germanlemen—
4Old High Germanlemmen—
5Proto-Germaniclamjanąto bash, hit; to lame, cripple
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu →