Where does “betennelse” come from?

betennelse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish betændelse, from Danish betænde, from Danish tænde, from Old Danish tændæ, from Old Norse tenda, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.

betennelse (Norwegian Nynorsk): inflammation

Definitions

  1. inflammation

Ancestry of “betennelse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbetændelseinflammation
2Danishbetændeto inflame
3Danishtændeto kindle, ignite, set fire to; to switch on,...
4Old Danishtændæ—
5Old Norsetenda—
6Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
7Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
8Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—

Words derived from “betennelse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti →Every word from Proto-Germanic tinnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tandijaną →