Where does “lungekræft” come from?

lungekræft (Danish) comes from Danish kræft, from Middle Low German kreft, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

lungekræft (Danish): lung cancer

Definitions

  1. lung cancer

Ancestry of “lungekræft”, step by step

lungekræft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kræft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkræftcancer
2Middle Low Germankreft—
3Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Danish lunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlungelung
2Old Norselungalung
3Proto-Germaniclungôlung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →