Where does “lårhals” come from?

lårhals (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lår, from Danish lår, from Old Danish lār, from Old Norse lær, from Proto-Germanic lahwaz, from Proto-Indo-European logʷʰ-es-.

lårhals (Norwegian Bokmål): femoral neck

Definitions

  1. femoral neck

Ancestry of “lårhals”, step by step

lårhals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållåra thigh
2Danishlårthigh
3Old Danishlār—
4Old Norselærthigh
5Proto-Germaniclahwazthigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʷʰ-es-—

via Norwegian Bokmål hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhalsneck; throat
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European logʷʰ-es- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lahwaz →Every word from Old Norse lær →