Where does “lårhals” come from?
lårhals (Danish) comes from Danish lår, from Old Danish lār, from Old Norse lær, from Proto-Germanic lahwaz, from Proto-Indo-European logʷʰ-es-.
lårhals (Danish): femoral neck
Ancestry of “lårhals”, step by step
lårhals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish lår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | lår | thigh |
| 2 | Old Danish | lār | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lær | thigh |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lahwaz | thigh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | logʷʰ-es- | — |
via Danish hals
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | hals | throat; neck; indefinite genitive singular of hal |
| 2 | Old Norse | háls | neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | halsaz | neck, throat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kólsos | — |