Where does “polsslagader” come from?
polsslagader (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,...
polsslagader (Dutch): radial artery
Definitions
- radial artery
Ancestry of “polsslagader”, step by step
polsslagader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch slagader
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slagader | artery |
| 2 | Dutch | slag | A blow, knock, strike; A stroke, limb movement;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | slach | beat |
| 4 | Old Dutch | slag | setback, misfortune |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 6 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 7 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 10 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Dutch pols
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pols | A wrist; Short for polsslag: pulse |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pols | — |
| 3 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 4 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |