Where does “røyker” come from?
røyker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål røyke, from Old Norse reykja, from Proto-Germanic raukijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
røyker (Norwegian Bokmål): a smoker; present of røyke
Definitions
- a smoker; present of røyke
Ancestry of “røyker”, step by step
røyker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål røyke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | røyke | to smoke |
| 2 | Old Norse | reykja | to smoke |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raukijaną | to smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | er | present of være |