Where does “vrangstrupe” come from?

vrangstrupe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Swedish strupe, from Old Swedish strūpe, from Old Norse strúpi — throat.

vrangstrupe (Norwegian Nynorsk): trachea (windpipe), as opposed to the oesophagus (food pipe)

Definitions

  1. trachea (windpipe), as opposed to the oesophagus (food pipe)

Ancestry of “vrangstrupe”, step by step

vrangstrupe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish strupe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstrupethroat
2Old Swedishstrūpe—
3Old Norsestrúpithroat

via Norwegian Nynorsk vrang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvrang—
Every word from Old Norse strúpi →Every word from Old Swedish strūpe →Every word from Swedish strupe →