Where does “lønnsomhet” come from?

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

lønnsomhet (Norwegian Bokmål): profitability

Definitions

  1. profitability

Ancestry of “lønnsomhet”, step by step

lønnsomhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lønnsom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållønnsomprofitable
2Norwegian Bokmålsøma seam
3Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
4Old Norsesýjato sew
5Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →Every word from Old Norse sýja →