Where does “befolkningstetthet” come from?

befolkningstetthet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål befolkning, from Norwegian Bokmål befolke, from German bevölkern, from German volk, from Middle High German volc, from Old High German folc, from Proto-West Germanic folk, from Proto-Germanic fulką — to fill.

befolkningstetthet (Norwegian Bokmål): population density

Definitions

  1. population density

Ancestry of “befolkningstetthet”, step by step

befolkningstetthet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål befolkning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbefolkningpopulation
2Norwegian Bokmålbefolketo populate
3Germanbevölkernto populate
4Germanvolkpeople, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language
5Middle High Germanvolc—
6Old High Germanfolcfolk; people collectively, nation; people, nation
7Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
8Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Norwegian Bokmål tetthet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltetthetdensity
2Norwegian Bokmåltetttight; close; dense
3Old Norseþéttrtight, watertight
4Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic folk →