Where does “Herzkrankheit” come from?

Herzkrankheit (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...

Herzkrankheit (German): heart disease

Definitions

  1. heart disease

Ancestry of “Herzkrankheit”, step by step

Herzkrankheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krankheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrankheitsickness, illness; disease
2Middle High Germankrancheitsickness, illness, infirmity
3Middle High Germankranc
4Old High Germankrank
5Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
6Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via German herz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherzsingular imperative of herzen; first-person...
2German-los-less
3Old Dutch-lōs
4Proto-West Germanic*-lauswithout, -less
5Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Germanic krankazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic krank