Where does “dufte” come from?
dufte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German duften, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
dufte (Norwegian Bokmål): to smell
Definitions
- to smell
Ancestry of “dufte”, step by step
dufte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German duften
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | duften | to smell very pleasantly |
| 2 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Hebrew טוב
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | טוב | goodness, fairness; good, fair, fine; kind |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | ṭāb- | good, pleasant to the senses |
via Hebrew טוֹב
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | טוֹב | good |