Where does “lungekreft” come from?

lungekreft (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...

lungekreft (Norwegian Nynorsk): lung cancer

Definitions

  1. lung cancer

Ancestry of “lungekreft”, step by step

lungekreft 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 lunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklungea lung
2Proto-Germaniclungôlung
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →