Where does “talgkörtel” come from?
talgkörtel (Swedish) comes from Swedish talg, from Old Swedish talgher, from Middle Low German talch, from Old Saxon talg, from Proto-West Germanic *talg, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
talgkörtel (Swedish): a sebaceous gland
Definitions
- a sebaceous gland
Ancestry of “talgkörtel”, step by step
talgkörtel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish talg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | talg | tallow |
| 2 | Old Swedish | talgher | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | talch | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | talg | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *talg | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | talgaz | tallow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
via Swedish körtel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | körtel | gland; an organ that synthesizes a substance |