Where does “karlhormón” come from?

karlhormón (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Karl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

karlhormón (Icelandic): testosterone

Definitions

  1. testosterone

Ancestry of “karlhormón”, step by step

karlhormón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Karl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicKarlman
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Icelandic hormón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichormónhormone
2Ancient Greekὁρμῶν—
3Ancient GreekὁρμάωI set in motion, urge on
4Ancient Greekὁρμήviolent pressure, assault, force; first...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →