Where does “halsslagader” come from?

halsslagader (Dutch) comes from Dutch slagader, from Dutch slag, from Middle Dutch slach, from Old Dutch slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

halsslagader (Dutch): A carotid, a carotid artery

Definitions

  1. A carotid, a carotid artery

Ancestry of “halsslagader”, step by step

halsslagader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch slagader

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslagaderartery
2DutchslagA blow, knock, strike; A stroke, limb movement;...
3Middle Dutchslachbeat
4Old Dutchslagsetback, misfortune
5Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
6Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
7Low Germanslagge
8Middle Low Germanslagge
9Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
10Old Saxonslāhanto hit
11Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Dutch hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhalsFront side of the neck; throat; Neck
2Middle Dutchhalsneck
3Old Dutchhals
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan
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