Where does “fosfat” come from?
fosfat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål åt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
fosfat (Norwegian Bokmål): a phosphate
Definitions
- a phosphate
Ancestry of “fosfat”, step by step
fosfat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål åt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | åt | simple past of ete |
| 2 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Norwegian Bokmål fosfor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fosfor | phosphorus |