Where does “lungenadl” come from?

lungenadl (Old English) comes from Old English lungen, from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lungenadl (Old English): lung disease

Definitions

  1. lung disease

Ancestry of “lungenadl”, step by step

lungenadl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lungen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlungenlung
2Proto-Germaniclunganjōlung
3Proto-Germaniclungôlung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Old English ādl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishādldisease, sickness; disease, infirmity, sickness,...
2Proto-Germanicaidlazburning, fever, disease
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lungô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lunganjō →