Where does “Staublunge” come from?

Staublunge (German) comes from German lunge, from Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Staublunge (German): pneumoconiosis

Definitions

  1. pneumoconiosis

Ancestry of “Staublunge”, step by step

Staublunge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlungelung, lungs
2Middle High Germanlunge—
3Old High Germanlunga—
4Proto-Germaniclungôlung
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via German staub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstaubdust
2Old High Germanstoup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lungô →Every word from Old High German lunga →