Where does “Zwerchfellriss” come from?

Zwerchfellriss (German) comes from German Zwerchfell, from German Fell, from Frankish vël, from Old High German fël, from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic fellą, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Zwerchfellriss (German): a rupture of the diaphragm

Definitions

  1. a rupture of the diaphragm

Ancestry of “Zwerchfellriss”, step by step

Zwerchfellriss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zwerchfell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwerchfelldiaphragm; midriff
2GermanFellfur, pelt; hide
3Frankishvëlskin, hide
4Old High GermanfëlA fur
5Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
6Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German Riss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRissfissure, crack; rift, split, tear; prey killed by...
2Middle High Germanriss
3Old High Germanrizscoring; crack; incision; impression; stroke;...
4Proto-Germanicwritizfissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyd-to scratch, carve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-