Where does “kurzatmig” come from?
kurzatmig (German) comes from German kurz, from Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
kurzatmig (German): dyspneic, short of breath, short-breathed
Definitions
- dyspneic, short of breath, short-breathed
Ancestry of “kurzatmig”, step by step
kurzatmig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kurz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kurz | short, brief; concise; briefly, in short |
| 2 | Middle High German | kurz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kurz | short |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kurt | short |
| 5 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via German Atem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Atem | breath |
| 2 | Middle High German | ātem | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ādum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ēþmaz | breath, breathing; spirit; breeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eh₁tmén- | — |