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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltungheavy
2Old Norseþungrheavy
3Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →