Where does “Pestarzt” come from?

Pestarzt (German) comes from German Arzt, from Middle High German erze, from Old High German aruzzi, from Proto-Germanic aruts, from Proto-Germanic arud-, from Sumerian ? — copper.

Pestarzt (German): Plague doctor

Definitions

  1. Plague doctor

Ancestry of “Pestarzt”, step by step

Pestarzt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Arzt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArztdoctor, physician
2Middle High Germanerze—
3Old High Germanaruzzi—
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-—
6Sumerian?copper

via German Pest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPestplague
2Middle Frenchpeste—
3Latinpestisa disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
Every word from Sumerian ? →Every word from Proto-Germanic arud- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aruts →
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