Where does “brannslukker” come from?
brannslukker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål slukker, from Norwegian Bokmål slukke, from Danish slukke, from Old Norse sløkkva, from Proto-Germanic slakwjaną, from Proto-Germanic slekwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...
brannslukker (Norwegian Bokmål): a fire extinguisher
Ancestry of “brannslukker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | slukker | an extinguisher, in particular a fire... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | slukke | to :extinguish, put out; to turn off, switch off;... |
| 3 | Danish | slukke | put out; turn off; switch off |
| 4 | Old Norse | sløkkva | to extinguish, quench, slake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slakwjaną | to clear, delete |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slekwaną | to go out; become extinguished; to extinguish, go... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |