Where does “åderförfettning” come from?

åderförfettning (Swedish) comes from Swedish åder, from Old Swedish aþra/adher, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

åderförfettning (Swedish): atherosclerosis

Definitions

  1. atherosclerosis

Ancestry of “åderförfettning”, step by step

åderförfettning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishådervein, blood vessel; vein in a leaf; vein, strain...
2Old Swedishaþra/adher
3Old Norseæðrvein; eider
4Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

via Swedish fett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfettadverbial form of adjective fet; a positive...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er-Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrōEvery word from Old Norse æðr