Where does “penisfraktur” come from?

penisfraktur (Swedish) comes from Swedish penis, from Latin pēnis, from Proto-Indo-European pē̆s- — to blow.

penisfraktur (Swedish): penile fracture (rupture of one or both of the tunica albuginea that envelop the penis's corpora cavernosa)

Definitions

  1. penile fracture (rupture of one or both of the tunica albuginea that envelop the penis's corpora cavernosa)

Ancestry of “penisfraktur”, step by step

penisfraktur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish penis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpenispenis
2Latinpēnistail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow

via Swedish fraktur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrakturfracture in a bone
2Latinfractūraa breach, fracture, cleft
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