Where does “pulsåre” come from?

pulsåre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål puls, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulsåre (Norwegian Bokmål): an artery

Definitions

  1. an artery

Ancestry of “pulsåre”, step by step

pulsåre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål puls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpulspulse
2Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
3Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
4Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Bokmål åre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålårea vein; an oar used for rowing
2Old Norseæðrvein; eider
3Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pelnō →