Where does “Wundstarrkrampf” come from?
Wundstarrkrampf (German) comes from German wund, from Middle High German wunt, from Old High German wunt, from Proto-Germanic wundaz, from Proto-Germanic wundōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Wundstarrkrampf (German): tetanus
Definitions
- tetanus
Ancestry of “Wundstarrkrampf”, step by step
Wundstarrkrampf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wund | wounded, injured, sore |
| 2 | Middle High German | wunt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wunt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wundaz | wounded |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wundōną | to wound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Starrkrampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Starrkrampf | — |