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
- hot air or warm air
Ancestry of “varmluft”, step by step
varmluft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål varm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | varm | warm, hot; imperative of varme |
| 2 | Old Norse | varmr | warm |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warmaz | warm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |