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Where does “flammekaster” come from?

flammekaster (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål flamme, from German Flamme, from Middle High German vlamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.

flammekaster (Norwegian Bokmål): flamethrower

Definitions

  1. flamethrower

Ancestry of “flammekaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflammeflame; to blaze, flame; flamme opp: to flare up,...
2GermanFlammeflame
3Middle High Germanvlamme—
4Latinflammaflame, fire
5Latinflāgrāre—
6Latinfrāgrō—
7Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →