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Where does “Lähmung” come from?

Lähmung (German) comes from German lähmen, from Middle High German lemen, from Old High German lemmen, from Proto-Germanic lamjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Lähmung (German): paralysis

Definitions

  1. paralysis

Ancestry of “Lähmung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlähmento paralyze
2Middle High Germanlemen—
3Old High Germanlemmen—
4Proto-Germaniclamjanąto bash, hit; to lame, cripple
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Lähmung”

  • Atemlähmung
  • Kinderlähmung
  • Lähmungserscheinung
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