Where does “Weißfleckenkrankheit” come from?

Weißfleckenkrankheit (German) comes from German Krankheit, from Middle High German krancheit, from Middle High German kranc, from Old High German krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Weißfleckenkrankheit (German): vitiligo, leucoderma

Definitions

  1. vitiligo, leucoderma

Ancestry of “Weißfleckenkrankheit”, step by step

Weißfleckenkrankheit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krankheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrankheitsickness, illness; disease
2Middle High Germankrancheitsickness, illness, infirmity
3Middle High Germankranc
4Old High Germankrank
5Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
6Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Luxembourgish flécken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishfléckento repair, to mend
2Middle High Germanvlicken
3Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
4Old High Germanflec
5Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

via German Weiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Germanic krankazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic krank
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