Where does “plåstra om” come from?

plåstra om (Swedish) comes from Swedish plaster, from Old Norse plástr, from Middle Low German plāster, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστος, from Ancient Greek ἐμπλάσσω, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

plåstra om (Swedish): to patch up (provide with medical treatment (for some less serious injury))

Definitions

  1. to patch up (provide with medical treatment (for some less serious injury))

Ancestry of “plåstra om”, step by step

plåstra om traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish plaster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishplastera band-aid
2Old Norseplástr
3Middle Low Germanplāsterplaster, gypsum, mortar, cement
4Latinemplastrumplaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,...
5Ancient Greekἔμπλαστρονsalve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve
6Ancient Greekἔμπλαστοςdaubed, plastered; daubed on
7Ancient Greekἐμπλάσσωdaub on
8Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
9Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
11Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
12Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
14Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Swedish öm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishömsore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;...
2Old Norseumabout, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,...
3Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-