Where does “njurbäckeninflammation” come from?

njurbäckeninflammation (Swedish) comes from Swedish njurbäcken, from Swedish njure, from Old Swedish niūre, from Old Norse nýra, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

njurbäckeninflammation (Swedish): pyelonephritis

Definitions

  1. pyelonephritis

Ancestry of “njurbäckeninflammation”, step by step

njurbäckeninflammation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish njurbäcken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnjurbäckenrenal pelvis
2Swedishnjurea kidney
3Old Swedishniūrekidney
4Old Norsenýrakidney
5Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

via Swedish inflammation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishinflammationinflammation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old Norse nýra →
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