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
- Anointing of the Sick
Ancestry of “Krankensalbung”, step by step
Krankensalbung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Salbung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Salbung | anointment |
| 2 | German | salben | to salve |
| 3 | Middle High German | salben | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | salbon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbōną | to salve, to anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German kranker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kranker | sick person, sufferer (from a disease), patient, invalid male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | krank | ill, sick; sick, morally or mentally degenerate;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | krank | — |
| 4 | Old High German | krank | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krank | weak, sick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |