Where does “brjósklos” come from?

brjósklos (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic brjósk, from Old Norse brjósk, from Proto-Germanic breuskiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

brjósklos (Icelandic): slipped disc

Definitions

  1. slipped disc

Ancestry of “brjósklos”, step by step

brjósklos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic brjósk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrjóskcartilage, gristle
2Old Norsebrjóskcartilage
3Proto-Germanicbreuskiz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Icelandic los

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclosdissolution, looseness, break-up; looseness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breuskiz →Every word from Old Norse brjósk →
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