Where does “lungcancer” come from?

lungcancer (Swedish) comes from Swedish lunga, from Old Norse lunga, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lungcancer (Swedish): lung cancer

Definitions

  1. lung cancer

Ancestry of “lungcancer”, step by step

lungcancer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlungaa lung
2Old Norselungalung
3Proto-Germaniclungôlung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Swedish cancer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcancercancer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lungôEvery word from Old Norse lunga