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Where does “aluminiumsfolie” come from?

aluminiumsfolie (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk folie, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

aluminiumsfolie (Norwegian Nynorsk): aluminium foil , or aluminum foil

Definitions

  1. aluminium foil , or aluminum foil

Ancestry of “aluminiumsfolie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfoliefoil; film
2Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
3Proto-Italic*foljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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