Where does “magekreft” come from?

magekreft (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.

magekreft (Norwegian Bokmål): stomach cancer

Definitions

  1. stomach cancer

Ancestry of “magekreft”, step by step

magekreft 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 mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmageabdomen, belly, stomach
2Norwegian Nynorskmageabdomen, belly, stomach; to gut; to regurgitate
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- →