Where does “háþrýstingur” come from?
háþrýstingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þrýstingur, from Icelandic þrýsta, from Old Norse þrýsta, from Proto-Germanic þrūstijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.
háþrýstingur (Icelandic): high blood pressure, hypertension
Definitions
- high blood pressure, hypertension
Ancestry of “háþrýstingur”, step by step
háþrýstingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic þrýstingur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þrýstingur | pressure |
| 2 | Icelandic | þrýsta | to squeeze, to press; to force, to compel |
| 3 | Old Norse | þrýsta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrūstijaną | to thrust |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | trewd- | to push, to thrust |