Where does “vasstett” come from?

vasstett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tett, from Old Norse þéttr, from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “vasstett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltetttight; close; dense
2Old Norseþéttrtight, watertight
3Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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