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Where does “lungnaberklar” come from?

lungnaberklar (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,...

lungnaberklar (Icelandic): pulmonary tuberculosis

Definitions

  1. pulmonary tuberculosis

Ancestry of “lungnaberklar”, step by step

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