Where does “bilpanser” come from?

bilpanser (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

bilpanser (Norwegian Bokmål): a car bonnet (UK) or hood (US)

Definitions

  1. a car bonnet (UK) or hood (US)

Ancestry of “bilpanser”, step by step

bilpanser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbila car, automobile
2Danishautomobilautomobile
3Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
4Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Norwegian Bokmål panser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpanserarmour or armor; a bonnet or hood
2Italianpancieracorset, girdle
3Italianpanciabelly, stomach, paunch
4Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe