Where does “æðastífla” come from?
æðastífla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stífla, from Old Norse stífla, from Proto-Germanic stīfilaz, from Proto-Indo-European steip-.
æðastífla (Icelandic): thrombosis
Ancestry of “æðastífla”, step by step
æðastífla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic stífla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | stífla | dam; jam, stoppage, blockage, clog; to dam, to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stífla | to dam, choke, stop up; dam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stīfilaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steip- | — |
via Icelandic æð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | æð | a vein, a blood vessel; a vessel, a ship, a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | æðr | vein; eider |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ēþrō | vein |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ēt-er- | stomach, intestines |