Where does “fjernvarme” come from?

fjernvarme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål varme, from Old Norse vermi.

fjernvarme (Norwegian Bokmål): district heating

Definitions

  1. district heating

Ancestry of “fjernvarme”, step by step

fjernvarme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål varme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvarmedefinite singular of varm; plural of varm;...
2Old Norsevermi

via Norwegian Bokmål fjern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfjerndistant, faraway, remote; imperative of fjerne
Every word from Old Norse vermiEvery word from Norwegian Bokmål varme