Where does “Längsschnittuntersuchung” come from?

Längsschnittuntersuchung (German) comes from German Untersuchung, from German untersuchen, from German suchen, from Middle High German suochen, from Old High German suohhen, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti — to seek out.

Längsschnittuntersuchung (German): longitudinal study

Definitions

  1. longitudinal study

Ancestry of “Längsschnittuntersuchung”, step by step

Längsschnittuntersuchung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Untersuchung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUntersuchungexamination, investigation
2Germanuntersuchento examine, to investigate
3Germansuchento seek; to search, to look for
4Middle High Germansuochento seek, to search
5Old High Germansuohhento seek, inquire, look for
6Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
7Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via German Längsschnitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLängsschnittlongitudinal section
2Germanschnittfirst/third-person singular preterite of...
3Middle High Germansnit
4Old High Germansnit
5Proto-West Germanic*snid
6Proto-Germanic*snidaza cut, slice, piece
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-