Where does “kjernebrensel” come from?
kjernebrensel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brensel, from Norwegian Bokmål brenne, from Danish brænde, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
kjernebrensel (Norwegian Bokmål): nuclear fuel
Definitions
- nuclear fuel
Ancestry of “kjernebrensel”, step by step
kjernebrensel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål brensel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | brensel | fuel |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | brenne | to burn; to burn oneself; to roast |
| 3 | Danish | brænde | wood, firewood; to burn; to distill |
| 4 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |