Where does “könsvårta” come from?

könsvårta (Swedish) comes from Swedish vårta, from Old Swedish varta, from Old Norse varta, from Proto-Germanic wartǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

könsvårta (Swedish): a genital wart, condyloma

Definitions

  1. a genital wart, condyloma

Ancestry of “könsvårta”, step by step

könsvårta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vårta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvårtaa wart
2Old Swedishvartaa wart
3Old Norsevartaa wart
4Proto-Germanicwartǭwart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Swedish kön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkönsex, gender; gender; genitalia; sex organ
2Ancient Greekκῶνοςpine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóh₃nos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wartǭ →
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