Where does “Krebsmedizin” come from?
Krebsmedizin (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...
Krebsmedizin (German): cancer medicine
Definitions
- cancer medicine
Ancestry of “Krebsmedizin”, step by step
Krebsmedizin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Krebs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krebs | crab; cancer; Cancer |
| 2 | Middle High German | krebz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | krebiz | edible crustacean, crab |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krabit | crustacean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krabitaz | crustacean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via German Medizin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Medizin | medicine |
| 2 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 3 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 4 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |