Where does “lastetank” come from?
lastetank (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk last, from Icelandic látast, from Icelandic -st, from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
lastetank (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cargo tank for tanker cargo
Definitions
- a cargo tank for tanker cargo
Ancestry of “lastetank”, step by step
lastetank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk last
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | last | a load or cargo |
| 2 | Icelandic | látast | To pass away, to die |
| 3 | Icelandic | -st | turns verbs into middle voice verbs |
| 4 | Old Norse | -sk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sek | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swe- | self |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Norwegian Nynorsk tank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tank | a tank |
| 2 | English | tank | A closed container for liquids or gases; An open... |
| 3 | Portuguese | tanque | tank; cistern; a sink used for laundry |
| 4 | Gujarati | ટાંકી | cistern, underwater water reservour |
| 5 | Prakrit | 𑀝𑀁𑀓 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | टङ्क | fruit of {{taxlink|Feronia elephantum|species}};... |