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

Definitions

  1. phlebitis

Ancestry of “æðabólga”, step by step

æðabólga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic æð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæða vein, a blood vessel; a vessel, a ship, a...
2Old Norseæðrvein; eider
3Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

via Icelandic bólga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbólgaan inflammation, a swelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →Every word from Old Norse æðr →