Where does “urinstoff” come from?
urinstoff (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk urin, from Latin ūrīna, from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.
urinstoff (Norwegian Nynorsk): urea, carbamide
Ancestry of “urinstoff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | urin | urine |
| 2 | Latin | ūrīna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | uh₁r- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁r- | water, liquid, milk |