Where does “hivsmitte” come from?

hivsmitte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål smitte, from Middle Low German smitten, from Old Dutch smitton, from Proto-Germanic smittōną, from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- — to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

hivsmitte (Norwegian Bokmål): HIV infection spread of HIV to other people

Definitions

  1. HIV infection spread of HIV to other people

Ancestry of “hivsmitte”, step by step

hivsmitte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål smitte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsmitteinfection; to infect
2Middle Low Germansmittento stain
3Old Dutchsmitton—
4Proto-Germanicsmittōnąto strike; to stain, smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

via Norwegian Bokmål hiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålhivHIV
2EnglishHIVInitialism of human immunodeficiency virus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smittōną →Every word from Old Dutch smitton →