Where does “trumhålesträng” come from?
trumhålesträng (Swedish) comes from Swedish trumhåla, from Swedish håla, from Middle Low German halen, from Old Saxon halōn, from Proto-West Germanic halōn, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
trumhålesträng (Swedish): chorda tympani
Definitions
- chorda tympani
Ancestry of “trumhålesträng”, step by step
trumhålesträng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish trumhåla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trumhåla | tympanic cavity |
| 2 | Swedish | håla | a deep hole or cavity; a cave; a place where... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | halen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | halōn | to get |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |