Where does “luftforurening” come from?
luftforurening (Danish) comes from Danish forurening, from Danish forurene, from Danish ren, from English reindeer, from Middle English reyndere, from Old Norse hreindýri, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
luftforurening (Danish): air pollution
Definitions
- air pollution
Ancestry of “luftforurening”, step by step
luftforurening traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish forurening
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forurening | pollution |
| 2 | Danish | forurene | to pollute |
| 3 | Danish | ren | reindeer; a strip of unplowed land serving as a... |
| 4 | English | reindeer | Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the... |
| 5 | Middle English | reyndere | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | hreindýri | reindeer |
| 7 | Old Norse | dýr | animal |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ | animal |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via Danish luft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | luft | air |
| 2 | Middle Low German | luft | air, smell |
| 3 | Old Saxon | luft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |