Where does “Rückenschmerzen” come from?

Rückenschmerzen (German) comes from German Rücken, from Old High German rucki, from Proto-West Germanic hrugi, from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Rückenschmerzen (German): backache, back pain

Definitions

  1. backache, back pain

Ancestry of “Rückenschmerzen”, step by step

Rückenschmerzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rücken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRückenback; spine
2Old High Germanruckiback
3Proto-West Germanichrugiback; spine
4Proto-Germanichrugjazback; spine; ridge
5Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via German Schmerz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmerzphysical pain, ache; physical pain; emotional...
2Middle High Germansmerze—
3Old High Germansmerza—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz →