Where does “wundsitzen” come from?
wundsitzen (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.
wundsitzen (German): to get pressure ulcers by sitting e.g., in a wheelchair
Definitions
- to get pressure ulcers by sitting e.g., in a wheelchair
Ancestry of “wundsitzen”, step by step
wundsitzen 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 |