Where does “gufuþrýstingur” come from?

gufuþrýstingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þrýstingur, from Icelandic þrýsta, from Old Norse þrýsta, from Proto-Germanic þrūstijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

gufuþrýstingur (Icelandic): vapor pressure; the pressure that a vapor exerts, or the partial pressure if it is mixed with other gases

Definitions

  1. vapor pressure; the pressure that a vapor exerts, or the partial pressure if it is mixed with other gases

Ancestry of “gufuþrýstingur”, step by step

gufuþrýstingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þrýstingur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþrýstingurpressure
2Icelandicþrýstato squeeze, to press; to force, to compel
3Old Norseþrýsta—
4Proto-Germanicþrūstijanąto thrust
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

via Icelandic gufa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgufasteam; vapor, vapour; a gow, a slow fellow
2Old Norsegufavapor, steam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrūstijaną →Every word from Old Norse þrýsta →