Where does “mikroalge” come from?

mikroalge (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk alge, from Latin alga, from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- — to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

mikroalge (Norwegian Nynorsk): microalga

Definitions

  1. microalga

Ancestry of “mikroalge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskalgean alga
2LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- →Every word from Latin alga →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk alge →