Where does “vulkanutbrudd” come from?
vulkanutbrudd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vulkan, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.
vulkanutbrudd (Norwegian Bokmål): a volcanic eruption
Ancestry of “vulkanutbrudd”, step by step
vulkanutbrudd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vulkan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vulkan | a volcano |
| 2 | Latin | Vulcānus | Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀδών | Ionic form of ὀδούς |
via Norwegian Bokmål utbrudd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | utbrudd | an eruption; an outbreak; an outburst |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | utbryte | — |