Where does “spottkörtel” come from?

spottkörtel (Swedish) comes from Swedish körtel — gland; an organ that synthesizes a substance.

spottkörtel (Swedish): salivary gland

Definitions

  1. salivary gland

Ancestry of “spottkörtel”, step by step

spottkörtel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish körtel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkörtelgland; an organ that synthesizes a substance

via Swedish spott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspottspit
Every word from Swedish körtel