Where does “querschnittsgelähmt” come from?
querschnittsgelähmt (German) comes from German Querschnitt, from German schnitt, from Middle High German snit, from Old High German snit, from Proto-West Germanic *snid, from Proto-Germanic *snidaz — a cut, slice, piece.
querschnittsgelähmt (German): paraplegic
Definitions
- paraplegic
Ancestry of “querschnittsgelähmt”, step by step
querschnittsgelähmt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Querschnitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Querschnitt | profile; cross section |
| 2 | German | schnitt | first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | snit | — |
| 4 | Old High German | snit | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *snid | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *snidaz | a cut, slice, piece |
via German gelähmt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gelähmt | — |