Where does “selskabsryger” come from?

selskabsryger (Danish) comes from Danish selskab, from Middle Low German selschap, from Old Saxon selskepi, from Proto-Germanic saljaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic saljô, from Proto-Germanic salją, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

selskabsryger (Danish): social smoker

Definitions

  1. social smoker

Ancestry of “selskabsryger”, step by step

selskabsryger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish selskab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishselskabcompany, firm
2Middle Low Germanselschap—
3Old Saxonselskepi—
4Proto-Germanicsaljaskapiz—
5Proto-Germanicsaljôroommate; companion
6Proto-Germanicsaljąa building; barn; shed; room; chamber
7Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
8Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

via Danish ryger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrygersmoker; present of ryge
2Danishrygeto smoke; to go, fall
3Old Norserjúkato reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,...
4Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saliz →Every word from Proto-Germanic salją →