Where does “støvsuger” come from?

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

støvsuger (Norwegian Bokmål): a vacuum cleaner; present of støvsuge

Definitions

  1. a vacuum cleaner; present of støvsuge

Ancestry of “støvsuger”, step by step

støvsuger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål støv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstøvdust
2Middle Low Germanstof—
3Proto-Germanicstaubazdust
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Bokmål suger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsugerpresent of suge

Words derived from “støvsuger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staubaz →