Where does “asfalt” come from?

asfalt (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

asfalt (Danish): asphalt, asphalt concrete

Definitions

  1. asphalt, asphalt concrete

Ancestry of “asfalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄσφαλτοςasphalt, bitumen
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “asfalt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →