Where does “karbondatering” come from?

karbondatering (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål karbon, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karbondatering (Norwegian Bokmål): carbon dating

Definitions

  1. carbon dating

Ancestry of “karbondatering”, step by step

karbondatering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål karbon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkarboncarbon
2Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Norwegian Bokmål datering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldateringdating
2Norwegian Bokmål-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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