Where does “karbondatering” come from?

karbondatering (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk karbon, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karbondatering (Norwegian Nynorsk): carbon dating

Definitions

  1. carbon dating

Ancestry of “karbondatering”, step by step

karbondatering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk karbon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkarboncarbon
2Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Norwegian Nynorsk datering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdateringdating
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →