Where does “Krankheed” come from?

Krankheed (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German krancheit, from Middle High German kranc, 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...

Krankheed (Hunsrik): disease

Definitions

  1. disease

Ancestry of “Krankheed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrancheitsickness, illness, infirmity
2Middle High Germankranc—
3Old High Germankrank—
4Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
5Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krank →