Where does “halspulsåder” come from?

halspulsåder (Swedish) comes from German Pulsader, from German puls, from Middle High German puls, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

halspulsåder (Swedish): carotid, carotid artery

Definitions

  1. carotid, carotid artery

Ancestry of “halspulsåder”, step by step

halspulsåder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pulsader

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPulsaderartery
2Germanpulspulse
3Middle High Germanpuls
4Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
5Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
6Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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 Proto-Indo-European pel-
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