Where does “brystkreft” come from?

brystkreft (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kreft, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

brystkreft (Norwegian Bokmål): breast cancer

Definitions

  1. breast cancer

Ancestry of “brystkreft”, step by step

brystkreft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kreft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkreftcancer
2Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
3Proto-Italickankroscrab
4Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Norwegian Bokmål bryst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrysta chest; a breast
2Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
3Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- →