Where does “halspulsåre” come from?

halspulsåre (Danish) comes from Danish pulsåre, from Danish puls, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

halspulsåre (Danish): carotid, carotid artery

Definitions

  1. carotid, carotid artery

Ancestry of “halspulsåre”, step by step

halspulsåre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish pulsåre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpulsåreartery
2Danishpulsa pulse
3Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
4Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
5Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Danish hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalsthroat; neck; indefinite genitive singular of hal
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-