Where does “akuttmedisinsk” come from?

akuttmedisinsk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk akuttmedisin, from Norwegian Nynorsk akutt, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

akuttmedisinsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): relating to emergency medicine

Definitions

  1. relating to emergency medicine

Ancestry of “akuttmedisinsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskakuttmedisinemergency medicine
2Norwegian Nynorskakuttacute
3Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
4Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
5Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
6Proto-Italicakus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →