Where does “Ohrenschmerz” come from?

Ohrenschmerz (German) comes from German schmerz, from Middle High German smerze, from Old High German smerza.

Ohrenschmerz (German): earache

Definitions

  1. earache

Ancestry of “Ohrenschmerz”, step by step

Ohrenschmerz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schmerz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschmerzphysical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)
2Middle High Germansmerze—
3Old High Germansmerza—

via German Ohren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOhrenplural of Ohr "ears"
Every word from Old High German smerza →Every word from Middle High German smerze →Every word from German schmerz →