Where does “avföringsmedel” come from?

avföringsmedel (Swedish) comes from Swedish medel, from Middle Dutch lô, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

avföringsmedel (Swedish): a laxative (drug)

Definitions

  1. a laxative (drug)

Ancestry of “avföringsmedel”, step by step

avföringsmedel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish medel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmedela means (to an end)
2Middle Dutchlôclearing in a forest
3Old Dutchlōforest
4Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
5Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Swedish avföring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavföringfeces, stool, fecal matter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →