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 (UK), odorless (US)
Definitions
- odourless (UK), odorless (US)
Ancestry of “luktfri”, step by step
luktfri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål lukt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lukt | smell, odour (UK), odor (US), scent (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume) |
| 2 | Old Norse | lukt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lucht | air, smell |
| 4 | Old Saxon | luft | — |
| 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... |
via Norwegian Bokmål fri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fri | free, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vrī | free |
| 3 | Old Saxon | frī | free |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |