Where does “botnlangaskurður” come from?
botnlangaskurður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skurður, from Old Norse skurðr, from Proto-Germanic skurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kr̥(H)tís.
botnlangaskurður (Icelandic): appendectomy
Definitions
- appendectomy
Ancestry of “botnlangaskurður”, step by step
botnlangaskurður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic skurður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skurður | the act of cutting something; cut, wound;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skurðr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skurdiz | cutting, shearing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kr̥(H)tís | — |
via Icelandic botnlangi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | botnlangi | the appendix, the vermiform appendix, the... |