Where does “tungindustri” come from?

tungindustri (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tung, from Old Norse þungr, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

tungindustri (Norwegian Nynorsk): heavy industry

Definitions

  1. heavy industry

Ancestry of “tungindustri”, step by step

tungindustri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktungheavy; hard, difficult; tired, unwell
2Old Norseþungrheavy
3Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—

via Norwegian Nynorsk industri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskindustriindustry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunguz →Every word from Old Norse þungr →