Where does “skrumplever” come from?

skrumplever (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lever, from Old Norse lifr, from Proto-Germanic librō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

skrumplever (Norwegian Bokmål): cirrhosis (of the liver)

Definitions

  1. cirrhosis (of the liver)

Ancestry of “skrumplever”, step by step

skrumplever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållevera liver; liver; present tense of leve
2Old Norselifrliver
3Proto-Germaniclibrōliver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Norwegian Bokmål skrumpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskrumpeoften with to shrink, shrivel, dry up
2Middle Low Germanschrumpen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →