Where does “Schädel-Hirn-Trauma” come from?

Schädel-Hirn-Trauma (German) comes from German Schädel, from Middle High German schedel, from Middle Low German schedel, from Old Saxon sceithlo, from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu — a part (in the hair).

Schädel-Hirn-Trauma (German): traumatic brain injury

Definitions

  1. traumatic brain injury

Ancestry of “Schädel-Hirn-Trauma”, step by step

Schädel-Hirn-Trauma traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schädel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchädelskull; a headache, particularly one due to...
2Middle High Germanschedelskull
3Middle Low Germanschedeltop of the head, head, skull
4Old Saxonsceithlo—
5Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)

via German Hirn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirnbrain
2Middle High Germanhirne—
3Old High Germanhirnibrain
4Proto-West Germanic*hirʀnībrain

via German Trauma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTraumapsychological trauma
2Ancient Greekτραῦμαwound, hurt; hurt, damage; heavy blow, defeat
3Ancient Greekτιτρώσκωto harm, hurt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₃-to hurt
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu →Every word from Old Saxon sceithlo →Every word from Middle Low German schedel →