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Where does “Magenbeschwerde” come from?

Magenbeschwerde (German) comes from German magen, from Middle High German mage, from Old High German mago, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

Magenbeschwerde (German): stomachache

Definitions

  1. stomachache

Ancestry of “Magenbeschwerde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmagen—
2Middle High Germanmage—
3Old High Germanmagostomach; poppy
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →