Where does “lysforurening” come from?
lysforurening (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.
lysforurening (Danish): light pollution
Definitions
- light pollution
Ancestry of “lysforurening”, step by step
lysforurening 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 |