Where does “krankmachen” come from?

krankmachen (German) comes from German machen, from Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

krankmachen (German): to make sick

Definitions

  1. to make sick

Ancestry of “krankmachen”, step by step

krankmachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German machen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmachento make, produce, create; to make, prepare; to...
2Middle High Germanmachento make
3Old High Germanmahhōnto make, work; to make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

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...
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