Where does “Schwindsucht” come from?

Schwindsucht (German) comes from Ancient Greek φθίσις, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

Schwindsucht (German): tuberculosis, consumption

Definitions

  1. tuberculosis, consumption

Ancestry of “Schwindsucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφθίσιςdecline, decay
2Proto-Hellenickʷʰtʰítis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “Schwindsucht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰítis →