Where does “løsemiddel” come from?
løsemiddel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål middel, from Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic midlą, from Proto-Germanic midjō, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
løsemiddel (Norwegian Bokmål): a solvent
Definitions
- a solvent
Ancestry of “løsemiddel”, step by step
løsemiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål middel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | middel | a means |
| 2 | Middle Low German | middel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | middil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Norwegian Bokmål løse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | løse | definite singular of løs; plural of løs; to solve |
| 2 | Old Norse | leysa | to loosen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |