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

  1. disease, illness, sickness, malady

Ancestry of “Krankheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschkrankill, sick
2Low Germankrank—
3Middle Low Germankrank—
4Old Saxonkrank—
5Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
6Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Krankheit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krank →
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