Where does “Lymphgefäß” come from?

Lymphgefäß (German) comes from German Lymphe, from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη, from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- — to marry, wed; to marry, to wed.

Lymphgefäß (German): lymph vessel

Definitions

  1. lymph vessel

Ancestry of “Lymphgefäß”, step by step

Lymphgefäß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lymphe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLymphelymph
2Latinlymphapure water, spring water
3Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed

via German Gefäß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGefäßvessel; container, jar, pot
2Old High Germangivāzi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νύμφη →Every word from Latin lympha →