Where does “tørketrommel” come from?

tørketrommel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål trommel, from German trommel, from Middle High German trummel, from Old High German trumme.

tørketrommel (Norwegian Bokmål): a tumble dryer

Definitions

  1. a tumble dryer

Ancestry of “tørketrommel”, step by step

tørketrommel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål trommel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrommela drum
2Germantrommelinflection of trommeln: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germantrummel—
4Old High Germantrumme—

via Norwegian Bokmål tørke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltørkea drought; to dry; to wipe
2Old Norseþurrdry
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Old High German trumme →Every word from Middle High German trummel →Every word from German trommel →