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
Ancestry of “brystkreft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kreft | cancer |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kreft | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krabitaz | crustacean |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |