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Where does “dreneringsrør” come from?

dreneringsrør (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål drenering, from Norwegian Bokmål drenere, from French drainer, from English drain, from Middle English dreinen, from Old English drēahnian, from Proto-Germanic drauhnōną, from Proto-Germanic draugiz — to support; to hold.

dreneringsrør (Norwegian Bokmål): drainage pipe, drain pipe

Definitions

  1. drainage pipe, drain pipe

Ancestry of “dreneringsrør”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldreneringdrainage
2Norwegian Bokmåldrenereto drain
3Frenchdrainerto drain
4EnglishdrainA conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an...
5Middle Englishdreinen—
6Old Englishdrēahnianto drain, strain, filter
7Proto-Germanicdrauhnōnąto strain, sieve
8Proto-Germanicdraugizhard, solid; dry
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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