Where does “Krankengeschichte” come from?

Krankengeschichte (German) comes from German kranker, from German krank, from Middle High German krank, from Old High German krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Krankengeschichte (German): medical history

Definitions

  1. medical history

Ancestry of “Krankengeschichte”, step by step

Krankengeschichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kranker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrankersick person, sufferer (from a disease), patient, invalid male or of unspecified gender
2Germankrankill, sick; sick, morally or mentally degenerate;...
3Middle High Germankrank
4Old High Germankrank
5Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
6Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via German geschichte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschichtehistory
2Middle High Germangeschicht(e)event, struggle, story, history
3Old High Germangisciht
4Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Germanic krankazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic krank