Where does “bromofos” come from?

bromofos (English) comes from Westrobothnian -fos, from Old Norse fúss, from Proto-Germanic funsaz, from Proto-Indo-European pn̥tstós, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

bromofos (English): A pesticide

Definitions

  1. A pesticide

Ancestry of “bromofos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnian-fos—
2Old Norsefússwilling
3Proto-Germanicfunsazready, willing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpn̥tstós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pn̥tstós →Every word from Proto-Germanic funsaz →