Where does “Krebserkrankung” come from?
Krebserkrankung (German) comes from German Erkrankung, from German erkranken, 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.
Krebserkrankung (German): cancer
Definitions
- cancer
Ancestry of “Krebserkrankung”, step by step
Krebserkrankung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erkrankung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erkrankung | the act or process of falling ill; illness;... |
| 2 | German | erkranken | to fall ill, to sicken |
| 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 |