Where does “støvsugar” come from?

støvsugar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk støv, from Middle Low German stof, from Proto-Germanic staubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

støvsugar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a vacuum cleaner

Definitions

  1. a vacuum cleaner

Ancestry of “støvsugar”, step by step

støvsugar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk støv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstøvdust
2Middle Low Germanstof—
3Proto-Germanicstaubazdust
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Nynorsk sugar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksugarsucker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staubaz →