Where does “støvsuge” come from?

støvsuge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish støvsuger, from Danish støv, from Middle Low German stof, from Proto-Germanic staubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

støvsuge (Norwegian Bokmål): to vacuum

Definitions

  1. to vacuum

Ancestry of “støvsuge”, step by step

støvsuge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish støvsuger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstøvsugervacuum cleaner
2Danishstøvdust; imperative of støve
3Middle Low Germanstof—
4Proto-Germanicstaubazdust
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Bokmål støvsuger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstøvsugera vacuum cleaner; present of støvsuge
2Norwegian Bokmålstøvdust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staubaz →