Where does “lungnabólga” come from?

lungnabólga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lunga, from Old Norse lunga, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lungnabólga (Icelandic): pneumonia

Definitions

  1. pneumonia

Ancestry of “lungnabólga”, step by step

lungnabólga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclungalung
2Old Norselungalung
3Proto-Germaniclungôlung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Icelandic bólga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbólgaan inflammation, a swelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lungôEvery word from Old Norse lunga