Where does “løvetann” come from?
løvetann (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tann, from Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
løvetann (Norwegian Bokmål): a dandelion
Definitions
- a dandelion
Ancestry of “løvetann”, step by step
løvetann traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål tann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tann | a tooth; prong |
| 2 | Old Norse | tǫnn | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Norwegian Bokmål løve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | løve | a lion; A man who is the object of celebrity and... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lofa | to praise |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lubōną | to praise |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
via German Löwenzahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Löwenzahn | a plant of the "Taraxacum" or Leontodon genera;... |
| 2 | Latin | dēns leōnis | dandelion |