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Where does “forbrenningskammer” come from?

forbrenningskammer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forbrenning, from Norwegian Bokmål forbrenne, from Norwegian Bokmål brenne, from Danish brænde, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

forbrenningskammer (Norwegian Bokmål): a combustion chamber

Definitions

  1. a combustion chamber

Ancestry of “forbrenningskammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforbrenningcombustion; incineration; a burn
2Norwegian Bokmålforbrenneto burn
3Norwegian Bokmålbrenneto burn; to burn oneself; to roast
4Danishbrændewood, firewood; to burn; to distill
5Old Norsebrennato burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;...
6Proto-Germanicbrannijanąto cause to burn, to set on fire
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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