Where does “förmaksflimmer” come from?

förmaksflimmer (Swedish) comes from Danish flimmer, from English Flicker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

förmaksflimmer (Swedish): atrial fibrillation

Definitions

  1. atrial fibrillation

Ancestry of “förmaksflimmer”, step by step

förmaksflimmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish flimmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflimmerflicker
2EnglishFlickerAn unsteady flash of light
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish förmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförmaksmall salon
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti