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
Ancestry of “snøtetthet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tetthet | density |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | tett | tight; close; dense |
| 3 | Old Norse | þéttr | tight, watertight |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |