Where does “Immunabwehr” come from?

Immunabwehr (German) comes from German Abwehr, from German abwehren, from German wehren, from Middle High German wëren, from Old High German werien, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Immunabwehr (German): immune defense, immune defence

Definitions

  1. immune defense, immune defence

Ancestry of “Immunabwehr”, step by step

Immunabwehr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abwehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbwehrdefence: action to stop an attack; a method or...
2Germanabwehrento fend off; to refuse, to say no
3Germanwehrento fight; to defend
4Middle High Germanwëren
5Old High Germanweriento defend, protect
6Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
7Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German immun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanimmunimmune
2Latinimmūnisfree or exempt from taxes, public service, or penalty (+ ablative)
3Latinin- -isless, without, lacking
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic warjaną