Where does “karbonfiber” come from?

karbonfiber (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.

karbonfiber (Norwegian Bokmål): carbon fibre (UK), carbon fiber (US) material

Definitions

  1. carbon fibre (UK), carbon fiber (US) material

Ancestry of “karbonfiber”, step by step

karbonfiber 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 fiber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfiberfibre (UK), fiber (US)
2Latinfibrafiber, filament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →