Where does “afisoleringstang” come from?

afisoleringstang (Danish) comes from Danish isolering, from Danish isolere, from Italian isolare, from Latin insulatus, from Latin insulare, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

afisoleringstang (Danish): wire stripper

Definitions

  1. wire stripper

Ancestry of “afisoleringstang”, step by step

afisoleringstang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish isolering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishisoleringinsulation
2Danishisolereisolate; insulate; lag
3Italianisolareto isolate, cut off, confine; to insulate,...
4Latininsulatusmade into an island
5Latininsularepresent active infinitive of īnsulō;...
6LatinĪnsula—
7Proto-Italicenselā—

via Danish tang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtangtongs; forceps; seaweed
2Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
3Old Norseþongull—
4Proto-Germanicþanga—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Latin insulare →