Where does “Harnwegsinfekt” come from?

Harnwegsinfekt (German) comes from German Harnweg, from German weg, from German enwec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Harnwegsinfekt (German): urinary tract infection

Definitions

  1. urinary tract infection

Ancestry of “Harnwegsinfekt”, step by step

Harnwegsinfekt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Harnweg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHarnwegurinary tract
2Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
3Germanenwec
4Old High Germanwegway
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via German Infekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInfektinfection, infectious disease
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic weg