Where does “lyddemper” come from?
lyddemper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lyd, from Danish lyd, from Danish medlyd, from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.
lyddemper (Norwegian Bokmål): a silencer; a silencer or muffler
Definitions
- a silencer; a silencer or muffler
Ancestry of “lyddemper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lyd | sound; people; imperative of lyde |
| 2 | Danish | lyd | sound; noise; imperative of lyde |
| 3 | Danish | medlyd | consonant |
| 4 | Danish | med | with; by; including, counting |
| 5 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |