Where does “dammlunga” come from?

dammlunga (Swedish) comes from Swedish damm, from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- — to be stunned.

dammlunga (Swedish): pneumoconiosis

Definitions

  1. pneumoconiosis

Ancestry of “dammlunga”, step by step

dammlunga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish damm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdammdust; dam; pond, pool
2Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
3Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

via Swedish lunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlungaa lung
2Old Norselungalung
3Proto-Germaniclungôlung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →