Where does “halsmandel” come from?

halsmandel (Swedish) comes from Swedish mandel, from German mandel, from Middle High German mandel, from Old High German mandala, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

halsmandel (Swedish): a tonsil

Definitions

  1. a tonsil

Ancestry of “halsmandel”, step by step

halsmandel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mandel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmandelan almond, a kind of nut; a tonsil
2Germanmandelalmond
3Middle High Germanmandel—
4Old High Germanmandalaalmond
5Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
6Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone

via Swedish hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalsneck; the gullet or windpipe; a narrow opening in...
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →Every word from Latin amygdala →Every word from Old High German mandala →