Where does “lymfe” come from?

lymfe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη, from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- — to marry, wed; to marry, to wed.

lymfe (Norwegian Nynorsk): lymph

Definitions

  1. lymph

Ancestry of “lymfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlymphapure water, spring water
2Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed

Words derived from “lymfe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νύμφη →Every word from Latin lympha →