Where does “Muskeldystrophie” come from?

Muskeldystrophie (German) comes from German Muskel, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Muskeldystrophie (German): muscular dystrophy

Definitions

  1. muscular dystrophy

Ancestry of “Muskeldystrophie”, step by step

Muskeldystrophie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Muskel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMuskelmuscle
2Latinmūsculusa small mouse
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via German Dystrophie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDystrophiedystrophy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s
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