Where does “stelkramp” come from?

stelkramp (Swedish) comes from Swedish kramp, from Middle Low German krampe, from Old Saxon krampo, from Proto-Germanic krampō, from Proto-Germanic krampô, from Proto-Indo-European grem-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

stelkramp (Swedish): tetanus

Definitions

  1. tetanus

Ancestry of “stelkramp”, step by step

stelkramp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kramp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrampthe cramps
2Middle Low Germankrampehook
3Old Saxonkrampo—
4Proto-Germanickrampōcramp; clasp
5Proto-Germanickrampôcramp
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrem-to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Swedish stel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstelstiff, unbending, inflexible; very strict and...
2Old Swedishstirder—
3Old Norsestirðr—
4Proto-Germanicsterþjaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterstrong, steady
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krampô →
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