Where does “Hustenanfall” come from?

Hustenanfall (German) comes from German Anfall, from German anfallen, from German fallen, from Middle High German vallen, from Old High German fallan, from Proto-West Germanic fallan, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Hustenanfall (German): coughing attack, coughing fit, fit of coughing

Definitions

  1. coughing attack, coughing fit, fit of coughing

Ancestry of “Hustenanfall”, step by step

Hustenanfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnfallswift attack; fit; seizure; attack; yield;...
2Germananfallento accrue, to obtain; to attack
3Germanfallento fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to...
4Middle High Germanvallento fall
5Old High Germanfallanto fall
6Proto-West Germanicfallanto fall
7Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
9Slovincianpólhalf
10Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
11Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via German Husten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHustencough; gerund of husten; cough
2Middle High Germanhuoste
3Old High Germanhuostocough
4Proto-West Germanichwōstōcough
5Proto-Germanichwōstôcough
6Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-Every word from Proto-Slavic polъEvery word from Slovincian pól
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