Where does “sminkepensel” come from?

sminkepensel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pensel, from German pinsel, from Middle High German bensel, from Old French pincel, from Latin pēnicellus, from Latin pēnicillum, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sminkepensel (Norwegian Bokmål): a make-up brush

Definitions

  1. a make-up brush

Ancestry of “sminkepensel”, step by step

sminkepensel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål pensel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpensela brush, paintbrush
2Germanpinselpaintbrush
3Middle High Germanbensel
4Old Frenchpincelpaintbrush
5Latinpēnicellus
6LatinpēnicillumA painter's brush
7Latin-illusUsed to form adjectives from nouns
8Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
9Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Norwegian Bokmål sminke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsminkemakeup, make-up; rouge; to make up
2GermanSchminkemake-up
3Middle Low Germansminke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin -illus
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