Where does “Schilddrüsenkrebs” come from?

Schilddrüsenkrebs (German) comes from German Krebs, from Middle High German krebz, from Old High German krebiz, from Proto-West Germanic krabit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Schilddrüsenkrebs (German): thyroid cancer

Definitions

  1. thyroid cancer

Ancestry of “Schilddrüsenkrebs”, step by step

Schilddrüsenkrebs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krebs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrebscrab; cancer; Cancer
2Middle High Germankrebz
3Old High Germankrebizedible crustacean, crab
4Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
5Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via German Schilddrüse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchilddrüsethyroid, thyroid gland
2Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
3Middle High Germanschilt
4Old High Germanscilt
5Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
6Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz