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
Ancestry of “tungindustri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tung | heavy; hard, difficult; tired, unwell |
| 2 | Old Norse | þungr | heavy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þunguz | heavy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | téngʰus | — |