Where does “tømmerhogst” come from?

tømmerhogst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tømmer, from Old Norse timbr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

tømmerhogst (Norwegian Bokmål): logging

Definitions

  1. logging

Ancestry of “tømmerhogst”, step by step

tømmerhogst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tømmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltømmertimber; present of tømme
2Old Norsetimbrtimber
3Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
4Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Norwegian Bokmål hogst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhogst—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Old Norse timbr →