Where does “varmepumpe” come from?

varmepumpe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål varme, from Old Norse vermi.

varmepumpe (Norwegian Bokmål): a heat pump

Definitions

  1. a heat pump

Ancestry of “varmepumpe”, step by step

varmepumpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål varme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvarmedefinite singular of varm; plural of varm;...
2Old Norsevermi—

via Norwegian Bokmål pumpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpumpepump; to pump
Every word from Old Norse vermi →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål varme →
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