Where does “hårtørrer” come from?

hårtørrer (Danish) comes from Danish tørre, from Danish -e, from Old Danish -æ, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

hårtørrer (Danish): blow dryer

Definitions

  1. blow dryer

Ancestry of “hårtørrer”, step by step

hårtørrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tørre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtørreto dry, to cause to become dry; to dry, to become...
2Danish-eMarks the infinitive of many or most verbs, and...
3Old Danish
4Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Danish hår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhårhair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną