Where does “dreyrasýki” come from?

dreyrasýki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dreyri, from Old Norse dreyri, from Proto-Germanic drauzijô.

dreyrasýki (Icelandic): haemophilia

Definitions

  1. haemophilia

Ancestry of “dreyrasýki”, step by step

dreyrasýki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dreyri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdreyriblood flowing from a wound
2Old Norsedreyriblood
3Proto-Germanicdrauzijô—

via Icelandic sýki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsýkiillness, disease; sickness
2Proto-Germanic*siukį̄sickness
Every word from Proto-Germanic drauzijô →Every word from Old Norse dreyri →Every word from Icelandic dreyri →