Where does “tetthet” come from?

tetthet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

tetthet (Norwegian Bokmål): density

Definitions

  1. density

Ancestry of “tetthet”, step by step

tetthet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltetttight; close; dense
2Old Norseþéttrtight, watertight
3Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

Words derived from “tetthet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →
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