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Where does “varmluft” come from?

varmluft (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål varm, from Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

varmluft (Norwegian Bokmål): hot air or warm air

Definitions

  1. hot air or warm air

Ancestry of “varmluft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvarmwarm, hot; imperative of varme
2Old Norsevarmrwarm
3Proto-Germanicwarmazwarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “varmluft”

  • varmluftsballong
  • varmluftballong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →