Where does “søppelbil” come from?

søppelbil (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

søppelbil (Norwegian Nynorsk): a refuse collection vehicle, bin lorry, garbage truck

Definitions

  1. a refuse collection vehicle, bin lorry, garbage truck

Ancestry of “søppelbil”, step by step

søppelbil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbila car, automobile
2Danishautomobilautomobile
3Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
4Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Norwegian Nynorsk søppel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksøppelgarbage (US), trash (US); rubbish (UK)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →