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

  1. appendectomy

Ancestry of “botnlangaskurður”, step by step

botnlangaskurður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skurður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskurðurthe act of cutting something; cut, wound;...
2Old Norseskurðr
3Proto-Germanicskurdizcutting, shearing
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kr̥(H)tís

via Icelandic botnlangi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbotnlangithe appendix, the vermiform appendix, the...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kr̥(H)tísEvery word from Proto-Germanic skurdizEvery word from Old Norse skurðr