Where does “blöðruhálskirtill” come from?

blöðruhálskirtill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic háls, from Old Norse háls, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

blöðruhálskirtill (Icelandic): prostate

Definitions

  1. prostate

Ancestry of “blöðruhálskirtill”, step by step

blöðruhálskirtill traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic háls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichálsneck, throat; a person
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via Icelandic blaðra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblaðraballoon; bladder; to blabber, to babble
2Old Norseblaðrabladder
3Proto-Germanicblēdrǭbladder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n)—

via Icelandic kirtill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickirtillgland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →