Where does “forbrenningskammer” come from?
forbrenningskammer (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kammer, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
forbrenningskammer (Norwegian Nynorsk): a combustion chamber
Definitions
- a combustion chamber
Ancestry of “forbrenningskammer”, step by step
forbrenningskammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kammer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kammer | a chamber |
| 2 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Norwegian Nynorsk forbrenning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | forbrenning | combustion; incineration; a burn |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |