Where does “Windpocke” come from?

Windpocke (German) comes from German wind, from Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

Windpocke (German): chicken pox

Definitions

  1. chicken pox

Ancestry of “Windpocke”, step by step

Windpocke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwindwind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure
2Middle High Germanwint—
3Old High Germanwintwind
4Proto-West Germanicwindwind
5Proto-Germanicwindazwind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via German pocke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpockepock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →