Where does “nebenwirkungsarm” come from?
nebenwirkungsarm (German) comes from German Arm, from German Leuchter, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
nebenwirkungsarm (German): Having few side effects
Definitions
- Having few side effects
Ancestry of “nebenwirkungsarm”, step by step
nebenwirkungsarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Arm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Arm | an arm; anything that resembles an arm |
| 2 | German | Leuchter | candlestick, sconce; candelabra |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via German Nebenwirkung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nebenwirkung | side effect; side effect, adverse effect |
| 2 | German | Wirkung | effect; action |
| 3 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 4 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |