Where does “todkrank” come from?

todkrank (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...

todkrank (German): terminally ill

Definitions

  1. terminally ill

Ancestry of “todkrank”, step by step

todkrank 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 tōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōddeath
2Middle High Germantōt
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-
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