Where does “Herzstillstand” come from?
Herzstillstand (German) comes from German Stillstand, from German still, from Middle High German stille, from Old High German stillī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Herzstillstand (German): cardiac arrest
Definitions
- cardiac arrest
Ancestry of “Herzstillstand”, step by step
Herzstillstand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stillstand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stillstand | standstill |
| 2 | German | still | quiet, silent; quietly, silently |
| 3 | Middle High German | stille | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stillī | stillness |
| 5 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via German herz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | herz | singular imperative of herzen; first-person... |
| 2 | German | -los | -less |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -lōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *-laus | without, -less |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -lausaz | -less, lacking, devoid of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |