Where does “lungpest” come from?

lungpest (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,...

lungpest (Swedish): pneumonic plague

Definitions

  1. pneumonic plague

Ancestry of “lungpest”, step by step

lungpest 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 pest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishpestA plague; A pest; something deeply annoying
2Latinpestisa disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lungô →Every word from Old Norse lunga →