Where does “snøtetthet” come from?

snøtetthet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tetthet, from Norwegian Bokmål tett, from Old Norse þéttr, from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

snøtetthet (Norwegian Bokmål): snow density

Definitions

  1. snow density

Ancestry of “snøtetthet”, step by step

snøtetthet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tetthet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltetthetdensity
2Norwegian Bokmåltetttight; close; dense
3Old Norseþéttrtight, watertight
4Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Norwegian Bokmål snø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsnøsnow; to snow
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →