Where does “Hitzewallung” come from?
Hitzewallung (German) comes from German Wallung, from German wallen, from Middle High German wallen, from Old High German wallan, from Proto-West Germanic wallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
Hitzewallung (German): hot flush
Definitions
- hot flush
Ancestry of “Hitzewallung”, step by step
Hitzewallung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wallung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wallung | boil point at which water becomes vapor |
| 2 | German | wallen | to move violently; to flutter, palpitate; to go... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wallen | to ambulate |
| 4 | Old High German | wallan | spin, twist, dance |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wallan | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |