Where does “Gewichtsverlust” come from?
Gewichtsverlust (German) comes from German Verlust, from Middle High German verlust, from Old High German firlust, from Proto-West Germanic *fralusti, from Proto-Germanic *fralustiz — loss.
Gewichtsverlust (German): weight loss
Definitions
- weight loss
Ancestry of “Gewichtsverlust”, step by step
Gewichtsverlust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verlust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verlust | loss |
| 2 | Middle High German | verlust | — |
| 3 | Old High German | firlust | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fralusti | loss |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fralustiz | loss |