Where does “kroppsvæske” come from?

kroppsvæske (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kropp, from Old Norse kroppr, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kroppsvæske (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bodily fluid

Definitions

  1. a bodily fluid

Ancestry of “kroppsvæske”, step by step

kroppsvæske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kropp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkroppa body
2Old Norsekropprbody
3Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Norwegian Nynorsk væske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvæskefluid, liquid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic kruppaz
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