Where does “Krankheit” come from?
Krankheit (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch krank, from Low German krank, from Middle Low German krank, from Old Saxon krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Krankheit (Plautdietsch): disease, illness, sickness, malady
Definitions
- disease, illness, sickness, malady
Ancestry of “Krankheit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Plautdietsch | krank | ill, sick |
| 2 | Low German | krank | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | krank | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | krank | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krank | weak, sick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |