Where does “smertelindring” come from?

smertelindring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lindring, from Norwegian Bokmål lindre, from German lindern, from German lind, from Proto-Germanic linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European léntos.

smertelindring (Norwegian Bokmål): pain relief

Definitions

  1. pain relief

Ancestry of “smertelindring”, step by step

smertelindring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lindring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållindringrelief
2Norwegian Bokmållindreto alleviate, relieve, soothe
3Germanlindernto alleviate, to ease, to relieve
4Germanlindmild; gentle
5Proto-Germaniclinþazbendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléntos—

via Norwegian Bokmål smerte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsmertean ache; a pain
2Low Germansmerte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European léntos →Every word from Proto-Germanic linþaz →Every word from German lind →