Where does “lungenkrank” come from?

lungenkrank (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...

lungenkrank (German): suffering from a lung disease

Definitions

  1. suffering from a lung disease

Ancestry of “lungenkrank”, step by step

lungenkrank 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 lunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlungelung, lungs
2Middle High Germanlunge—
3Old High Germanlunga—
4Proto-Germaniclungôlung
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krank →