Where does “lufttett” come from?

lufttett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tett, from Old Norse þéttr, from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

lufttett (Norwegian Bokmål): airtight

Definitions

  1. airtight

Ancestry of “lufttett”, step by step

lufttett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltetttight; close; dense
2Old Norseþéttrtight, watertight
3Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Norwegian Bokmål luft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålluftair
2Norwegian Bokmålfyltpast participle of fylle; past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →