Where does “Leberkrankheit” come from?
Leberkrankheit (German) comes from German Leber, from Middle High German lëber, from Old High German lebara, from Proto-West Germanic *libru, from Proto-Germanic librō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Leberkrankheit (German): liver disease
Definitions
- liver disease
Ancestry of “Leberkrankheit”, step by step
Leberkrankheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Leber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leber | liver; someplace deep within one |
| 2 | Middle High German | lëber | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lebara | liver |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *libru | liver |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | librō | liver |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via German Krankheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krankheit | sickness, illness; disease |
| 2 | Middle High German | krancheit | sickness, illness, infirmity |
| 3 | Middle High German | kranc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | krank | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krank | weak, sick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |