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Where does “trekull” come from?

trekull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tre, from Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

trekull (Norwegian Bokmål): charcoal

Definitions

  1. charcoal

Ancestry of “trekull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrethree; tree; wood
2Old Norsetrétree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam
3Proto-Germanictrewątree
4EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
5Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
6Proto-Hellenicdórutree
7Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
8Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
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