Where does “Lungenentzündung” come from?

Lungenentzündung (German) comes from German Entzündung, from German entzünden, from German zünden, from Old High German zunden, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.

Lungenentzündung (German): pneumonia

Definitions

  1. pneumonia

Ancestry of “Lungenentzündung”, step by step

Lungenentzündung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Entzündung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEntzündunginflammation
2Germanentzündento ignite, to inflame; to inflame
3Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
4Old High Germanzunden—
5Old Norsetundr—
6Proto-Germanictundrątinder

via German lunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlungelung, lungs
2Middle High Germanlunge—
3Old High Germanlunga—
4Proto-Germaniclungôlung
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →