Where does “hörselskadad” come from?

hörselskadad (Swedish) comes from Middle Dutch horsel, from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hörselskadad (Swedish): hearing-impaired

Definitions

  1. hearing-impaired

Ancestry of “hörselskadad”, step by step

hörselskadad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch horsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhorsel—
2Proto-Germanichursulǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂sro-hornet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Swedish skadad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskadaddamaged
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂sro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursulǭ →