Where does “Vollnarkose” come from?
Vollnarkose (German) comes from German voll, from Middle High German vol, from Old High German foll, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
Vollnarkose (German): general anesthesia
Definitions
- general anesthesia
Ancestry of “Vollnarkose”, step by step
Vollnarkose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German voll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | voll | full; filled; full; drunk |
| 2 | Middle High German | vol | — |
| 3 | Old High German | foll | full |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via German Narkose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Narkose | general anesthesia |