Where does “absorberingsevne” come from?

absorberingsevne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin absorbeō, from Latin sorbeo, from Proto-Italic sorβeō, from Proto-Indo-European srobʰéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

absorberingsevne (Norwegian Bokmål): absorbency the ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance

Definitions

  1. absorbency the ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance

Ancestry of “absorberingsevne”, step by step

absorberingsevne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin absorbeō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsorbeōto swallow down, devour
2LatinsorbeoI suck in, drink up
3Proto-Italicsorβeōto suck in
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrobʰéyetito be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Old Norse efni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European srobʰéyeti
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