Where does “blodkräfta” come from?

blodkräfta (Swedish) comes from Swedish kräfta, from Old Swedish krævet, from Old Saxon krevit, from Proto-West Germanic krabit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

blodkräfta (Swedish): leukemia

Definitions

  1. leukemia

Ancestry of “blodkräfta”, step by step

blodkräfta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kräfta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkräftaa crayfish; cancer
2Old Swedishkrævet—
3Old Saxonkrevit—
4Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
5Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Swedish blöd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblödblood
2Old Swedishbloþblood; living being, human
3Old Norseblóðblood; offspring
4Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →