Where does “Krankheitserreger” come from?
Krankheitserreger (German) comes from German Erreger, from German erregen, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
Krankheitserreger (German): pathogen; germ
Definitions
- pathogen; germ
Ancestry of “Krankheitserreger”, step by step
Krankheitserreger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erreger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erreger | pathogen, agent, germ |
| 2 | German | erregen | to thrill; arouse; excite; titillate; to cause;... |
| 3 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German Krankheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krankheit | sickness, illness; disease |
| 2 | Middle High German | krancheit | sickness, illness, infirmity |
| 3 | Middle High German | kranc | — |
| 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... |