Where does “lønnsom” come from?

lønnsom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål søm, from Old Norse saumr, from Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

lønnsom (Norwegian Bokmål): profitable

Definitions

  1. profitable

Ancestry of “lønnsom”, step by step

lønnsom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål søm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsøma seam
2Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
3Old Norsesýjato sew
4Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

via Norwegian Bokmål lønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållønna maple; salary, wage
2Old Norsehlynrmaple
3Proto-Germanichlunizmaple

Words derived from “lønnsom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →Every word from Old Norse sýja →