Where does “Verkümmerung” come from?
Verkümmerung (German) comes from German verkümmern, from German kümmern, from Middle High German kumbern, from Old French combre, from Medieval Latin combrus, from Gaulish komberū, from Proto-Celtic kombereti, from Proto-Celtic kom- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Verkümmerung (German): stunting
Definitions
- stunting
Ancestry of “Verkümmerung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verkümmern | to waste away |
| 2 | German | kümmern | to take care, to look after |
| 3 | Middle High German | kumbern | — |
| 4 | Old French | combre | wooden obstacles on a river; dam; hindrance,... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | combrus | barricade of felled trees; barricade |
| 6 | Gaulish | komberū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kombereti | to bring together |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kom- | with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |