Where does “brystkreft” come from?

brystkreft (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kreft, from Middle Low German kreft, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

brystkreft (Norwegian Nynorsk): breast cancer

Definitions

  1. breast cancer

Ancestry of “brystkreft”, step by step

brystkreft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kreft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkreftcancer
2Middle Low Germankreft—
3Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Norwegian Nynorsk bryst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrysta chest; a breast
2Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
3Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →