Where does “wundliegen” come from?
wundliegen (German) comes from German wund, from Middle High German wunt, from Old High German wunt, from Proto-Germanic wundaz, from Proto-Germanic wundōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
wundliegen (German): to get pressure ulcers by lying usually in a bed
Definitions
- to get pressure ulcers by lying usually in a bed
Ancestry of “wundliegen”, step by step
wundliegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wund | wounded, injured, sore |
| 2 | Middle High German | wunt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wunt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wundaz | wounded |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wundōną | to wound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German liegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | liegen | to lie; to be, to lie somewhere; to be located,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ligen | to lie, to be in a horizontal position |
| 3 | Old High German | ligen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | liggen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | liggjan | to lie, to rest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |