Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Nynorsk

Where does “lungebetennelse” come from?

lungebetennelse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk betennelse, from Danish betændelse, from Danish betænde, from Danish tænde, from Old Danish tændæ, from Old Norse tenda, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną.

lungebetennelse (Norwegian Nynorsk): pneumonia

Definitions

  1. pneumonia

Ancestry of “lungebetennelse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbetennelseinflammation
2Danishbetændelseinflammation
3Danishbetændeto inflame
4Danishtændeto kindle, ignite, set fire to; to switch on,...
5Old Danishtændæ—
6Old Norsetenda—
7Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
8Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
9Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—
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