Where does “alkoholkrank” come from?

alkoholkrank (German) comes from German krank, from Middle High German krank, 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...

alkoholkrank (German): alcoholic suffering from alcoholism

Definitions

alcoholic suffering from alcoholism

Ancestry of “alkoholkrank”, step by step

alkoholkrank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German krank

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	krank	ill, sick; sick, morally or mentally degenerate;...
2	Middle High German	krank	—
3	Old High German	krank	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	krank	weak, sick
5	Proto-Germanic	krankaz	bent; crooked; weak
6	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via German Alkohol

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Alkohol	alcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
2	Medieval Latin	alcohol	powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
3	Arabic	كحل	antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
4	Arabic	كُحْل	antimony; kohl, stibnite
5	Akkadian	guḫlum	kohl, antimony paste

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krank →