Where does “røgalarm” come from?
røgalarm (Danish) comes from Danish alarm, from French alarme, from Italian all'arme, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
røgalarm (Danish): smoke detector
Definitions
- smoke detector
Ancestry of “røgalarm”, step by step
røgalarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish alarm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | alarm | alarm |
| 2 | French | alarme | alarm |
| 3 | Italian | all'arme | a command to take up arms and be ready to fight: to arms! |
| 4 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 5 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 6 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |