Where does “nillenkrank” come from?

nillenkrank (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...

nillenkrank (German): Suffering from a venereal disease

Definitions

  1. Suffering from a venereal disease

Ancestry of “nillenkrank”, step by step

nillenkrank 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 Nille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNillepenis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-
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