Where does “Magenschleimhautentzündung” come from?

Magenschleimhautentzündung (German) comes from German Magenschleimhaut, from German Schleimhaut, from German Schleim, from Middle High German slīm, from Old High German slimb, from Proto-West Germanic *slimb, from Proto-Germanic slimbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- — to droop; sag; hang loosely.

Magenschleimhautentzündung (German): gastritis

Definitions

  1. gastritis

Ancestry of “Magenschleimhautentzündung”, step by step

Magenschleimhautentzündung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Magenschleimhaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMagenschleimhautgastric mucosa
2GermanSchleimhautmucous membrane, mucosa
3GermanSchleimslime; mucus
4Middle High Germanslīm
5Old High Germanslimb
6Proto-West Germanic*slimb
7Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
8Proto-Indo-European(s)lemb-to droop; sag; hang loosely

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb-Every word from Proto-Germanic slimbazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *slimb