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Where does “Schmerz” come from?

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

Schmerz (German): physical pain, ache; physical pain; emotional...

Definitions

  1. physical pain, ache; physical pain; emotional...

Ancestry of “Schmerz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansmerze—
2Old High Germansmerza—

Words derived from “Schmerz”

  • weltschmerz
  • schmerzempfindlich
  • Weltschmerz
  • Kopfschmerz
  • Magenschmerz
  • schmerzlich
  • Rückenschmerzen
  • schmerzhaft
  • Halsschmerz
  • schmerzlos
  • Leibschmerz
  • schmerzfrei
  • schmerzvoll
  • schmerzarm
  • Zahnschmerz
  • Gelenkschmerz
  • Mittelschmerz
  • Gliederschmerz
  • Bauchschmerz
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