Where does “hjerneslag” come from?

hjerneslag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk slag, from Old Norse slag, from Proto-Germanic slagiz, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

hjerneslag (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stroke affecting the brain

Definitions

  1. a stroke affecting the brain

Ancestry of “hjerneslag”, step by step

hjerneslag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskslagA blow, a strike, a punch; A battle; a stroke
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk hjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhjernebrain
2Old Norsehjarnithe brain
3Proto-Germanichersôcrown of head
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagiz →