Where does “Weißmuskelkrankheit” come from?

Weißmuskelkrankheit (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...

Weißmuskelkrankheit (German): white muscle disease

Definitions

  1. white muscle disease

Ancestry of “Weißmuskelkrankheit”, step by step

Weißmuskelkrankheit 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 German Muskel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMuskelmuscle
2Latinmūsculusa small mouse
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

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