Where does “ozonlag” come from?
ozonlag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål låg, from Old Norse lágr, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
ozonlag (Norwegian Bokmål): ozone layer
Definitions
- ozone layer
Ancestry of “ozonlag”, step by step
ozonlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål låg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | låg | a fluid used in the boiling of plant material; a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 3 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 5 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Norwegian Bokmål ozon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ozon | ozone |
| 2 | French | ozone | ozone (O3) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄζον | neuter nominative singular of ὄζων , present... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄζω | to smell; there is a smell |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | óďďō | to smell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed-ye- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |