Where does “nullvekst” come from?

nullvekst (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vekst, from Old Norse vǫxtr, from Proto-Germanic wahstuz, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

nullvekst (Norwegian Nynorsk): zero growth

Definitions

  1. zero growth

Ancestry of “nullvekst”, step by step

nullvekst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vekst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvekstgrowth; a plant
2Old Norsevǫxtrgrowth, increase
3Proto-Germanicwahstuzsize, growth
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk null

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknullno determiner: not any
2Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
3Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahstuz →Every word from Old Norse vǫxtr →