Where does “lønsomhed” come from?

lønsomhed (Danish) comes from Danish lønsom, from Norwegian Bokmål lønnsom, from Norwegian Bokmål søm, from Old Norse saumr, from Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

lønsomhed (Danish): profitableness

Definitions

  1. profitableness

Ancestry of “lønsomhed”, step by step

lønsomhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lønsom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlønsomprofitable
2Norwegian Bokmållønnsomprofitable
3Norwegian Bokmålsøma seam
4Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
5Old Norsesýjato sew
6Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
7Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →Every word from Old Norse sýja →