Where does “luftfuktighet” come from?
luftfuktighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fuktighet, from Swedish fuktig, from Middle Low German vuchtich, from Middle Dutch vucht, from Old Saxon fuht, from Proto-West Germanic fų̄ht, from Proto-Germanic funhtijaz, from Proto-Indo-European pnkt- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
luftfuktighet (Norwegian Bokmål): humidity
Definitions
- humidity
Ancestry of “luftfuktighet”, step by step
luftfuktighet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fuktighet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fuktighet | humidity; moistness, moisture; dampness |
| 2 | Swedish | fuktig | humid, moist, damp |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vuchtich | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vucht | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | fuht | wet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fų̄ht | wet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | funhtijaz | wet; damp; moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pnkt- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pen-k- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |
via Swedish luft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | luft | air, atmosphere |
| 2 | German | luft | air, atmosphere |
| 3 | Middle High German | luft | — |
| 4 | Old High German | luft | air |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |