Where does “Krankensalbung” come from?

Krankensalbung (German) comes from German Salbung, from German salben, from Middle High German salben, from Old Saxon salbon, from Proto-Germanic salbōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

Krankensalbung (German): Anointing of the Sick

Definitions

  1. Anointing of the Sick

Ancestry of “Krankensalbung”, step by step

Krankensalbung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Salbung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSalbunganointment
2Germansalbento salve
3Middle High Germansalben
4Old Saxonsalbon
5Proto-Germanicsalbōnąto salve, to anoint
6Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

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...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną