Where does “skrumpelever” come from?
skrumpelever (Danish) comes from Danish lever, from Old Danish liuær, from Old Norse lifr, from Proto-Germanic librō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
skrumpelever (Danish): liver cirrhosis
Definitions
- liver cirrhosis
Ancestry of “skrumpelever”, step by step
skrumpelever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish lever
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lever | liver; present of leve; imperative of levere |
| 2 | Old Danish | liuær | liver |
| 3 | Old Norse | lifr | liver |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | librō | liver |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Danish skrumpe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skrumpe | often with to shrink, shrivel, dry up, decrease |
| 2 | Old Norse | skreppa | to slip; scrip; small bag, wallet, satchel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrimpaną | to contract, to shrink |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |