Where does “Stabsarzt” come from?

Stabsarzt (German) comes from German Arzt, from Middle High German erze, from Old High German aruzzi, from Proto-Germanic aruts, from Proto-Germanic arud-, from Sumerian ? — copper.

Stabsarzt (German): staff surgeon, medical officer

Definitions

  1. staff surgeon, medical officer

Ancestry of “Stabsarzt”, step by step

Stabsarzt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Arzt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArztdoctor, physician
2Middle High Germanerze—
3Old High Germanaruzzi—
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-—
6Sumerian?copper

via German stab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstabrod, staff, baton
2Middle High Germanstap—
3Old High Germanstab—
4Proto-Germanic*stab—
Every word from Sumerian ? →Every word from Proto-Germanic arud- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aruts →