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Where does “æðakölkun” come from?

æðakölkun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kölkun, from Icelandic kalka, from Icelandic -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

æðakölkun (Icelandic): arteriosclerosis; atherosclerosis

Definitions

  1. arteriosclerosis; atherosclerosis

Ancestry of “æðakölkun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickölkunsclerosis, calcification; senility
2Icelandickalkato lime, limewash; to calcify; to lose one’s...
3Icelandic-aUsed to form verbs from nouns; Used to form...
4Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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