Where does “blyförgifta” come from?

blyförgifta (Swedish) comes from Swedish förgifta, from Swedish för-, from Old Norse for-, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

blyförgifta (Swedish): to poison with lead; to cause lead poisoning in an organism

Definitions

  1. to poison with lead; to cause lead poisoning in an organism

Ancestry of “blyförgifta”, step by step

blyförgifta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish förgifta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförgiftato poison
2Swedishför-fore-, at the front, before; related to German...
3Old Norsefor-for; fore-
4Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
5Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish bly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblylead
2Old Norseblýlead
3Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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