Where does “tungindustri” come from?

tungindustri (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tung, from Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

tungindustri (Norwegian Bokmål): heavy industry

Definitions

  1. heavy industry

Ancestry of “tungindustri”, step by step

tungindustri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltungheavy
2Old Norseþungrheavy
3Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—

via Norwegian Bokmål industri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålindustriindustry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunguz →Every word from Old Norse þungr →