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Where does “luktfri” come from?

luktfri (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lukt, from Old Norse lukt, from Middle Low German lucht, from Old Saxon luft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

luktfri (Norwegian Bokmål): odourless , odorless

Definitions

  1. odourless , odorless

Ancestry of “luktfri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålluktsmell, odour , odor , scent; imperative of lukte
2Old Norselukt—
3Middle Low Germanluchtair, smell
4Old Saxonluft—
5Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
6Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
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