Where does “fedme” come from?

fedme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish fedme, from Old Danish fedmæ, from Old East Norse *fæitmi.

fedme (Norwegian Bokmål): obesity

Definitions

  1. obesity

Ancestry of “fedme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfedmeobesity
2Old Danishfedmæ—
3Old East Norse*fæitmi—
Every word from Old East Norse *fæitmi →Every word from Old Danish fedmæ →Every word from Danish fedme →