Where does “varmluft” come from?
varmluft (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk luft, from Middle Low German lucht, from Old Saxon luft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
varmluft (Norwegian Nynorsk): hot air or warm air
Definitions
- hot air or warm air
Ancestry of “varmluft”, step by step
varmluft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk luft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | luft | air |
| 2 | Middle Low German | lucht | air, smell |
| 3 | Old Saxon | luft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk varm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | varm | hot, warm; imperative of varme |
| 2 | Old Norse | varmr | warm |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warmaz | warm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |