Where does “Krebsarzt” come from?

Krebsarzt (German) comes from German Krebs, from Middle High German krebz, from Old High German krebiz, from Proto-West Germanic krabit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Krebsarzt (German): cancer specialist

Definitions

  1. cancer specialist

Ancestry of “Krebsarzt”, step by step

Krebsarzt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krebs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrebscrab; cancer; Cancer
2Middle High Germankrebz
3Old High Germankrebizedible crustacean, crab
4Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
5Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via German Arzt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArztdoctor, physician
2Middle High Germanerze
3Old High Germanaruzzi
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-
6Sumerian?copper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz
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