Where does “Hirnhautentzündung” come from?

Hirnhautentzündung (German) comes from German Hirnhaut, from German haut, from Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-West Germanic hūdi, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Hirnhautentzündung (German): meningitis

Definitions

  1. meningitis

Ancestry of “Hirnhautentzündung”, step by step

Hirnhautentzündung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hirnhaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirnhautmeninges
2Germanhautinflection of hauen: ## second-person plural...
3Middle High Germanhūt—
4Old High Germanhūthide
5Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
6Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via German Entzündung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEntzündunginflammation
2Germanentzündento ignite, to inflame; to inflame
3Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
4Old High Germanzunden—
5Old Norsetundr—
6Proto-Germanictundrątinder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūdi →