Where does “helsott” come from?
helsott (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sótt, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
helsott (Norwegian Nynorsk): disease that leads to death
Definitions
- disease that leads to death
Ancestry of “helsott”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sótt | sickness, illness, disease; second-person plural... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |