Where does “hudkreft” come from?

hudkreft (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...

hudkreft (Norwegian Nynorsk): skin cancer

Definitions

  1. skin cancer

Ancestry of “hudkreft”, step by step

hudkreft 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 hud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhudskin
2Old Norsehúðskin
3Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →