Where does “höhenkrank” come from?

höhenkrank (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...

höhenkrank (German): suffering from altitude sickness

Definitions

  1. suffering from altitude sickness

Ancestry of “höhenkrank”, step by step

höhenkrank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German krank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrankill, sick; sick, morally or mentally degenerate;...
2Middle High Germankrank—
3Old High Germankrank—
4Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
5Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via German Höhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöheheight
2Middle High Germanhœhe—
3Old High Germanhōhīheight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krank →