Where does “brenselcelle” come from?
brenselcelle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk celle, from English cell, from English cell phone, from English cellular phone, from English phone, from English telephone, from French téléphone, from French télé- — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
brenselcelle (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fuel cell
Definitions
- a fuel cell
Ancestry of “brenselcelle”, step by step
brenselcelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk celle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | celle | a cell |
| 2 | English | cell | A single-room dwelling for a hermit; A small... |
| 3 | English | cell phone | A portable, wireless telephone, which changes... |
| 4 | English | cellular phone | A mobile phone using cellular technology; A... |
| 5 | English | phone | A device for transmitting conversations and other... |
| 6 | English | telephone | A telecommunication device used for two-way... |
| 7 | French | téléphone | telephone; first-person singular present... |
| 8 | French | télé- | tele- |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τῆλε | far off, afar, far away |
| 10 | Latin | commūnicāre | — |
| 11 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 12 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 18 | Middle Dutch | kitte | a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk brensel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | brensel | fuel |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sel | a seal, pinniped; a seter cottage, with sleeping... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sel | soul |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sēola | soul |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |