Where does “æðabólga” come from?
æðabólga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic æð, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.
æðabólga (Icelandic): phlebitis
Ancestry of “æðabólga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | æð | a vein, a blood vessel; a vessel, a ship, a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | æðr | vein; eider |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ēþrō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ēt-er- | stomach, intestines |