Where does “fuktighetsmätare” come from?
fuktighetsmätare (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fuktighet, from Swedish fuktig, from Middle Low German vuchtich, from Middle Dutch vucht, from Old Saxon fuht, from Proto-West Germanic fų̄ht, from Proto-Germanic funhtijaz, from Proto-Indo-European pnkt- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
fuktighetsmätare (Swedish): hygrometer
Definitions
- hygrometer
Ancestry of “fuktighetsmätare”, step by step
fuktighetsmätare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fuktighet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fuktighet | humidity; moistness, moisture; dampness |
| 2 | Swedish | fuktig | humid, moist, damp |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vuchtich | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vucht | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | fuht | wet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fų̄ht | wet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | funhtijaz | wet; damp; moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pnkt- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pen-k- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |
via Swedish mätare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mätare | meter |
| 2 | Swedish | mäta | to measure |
| 3 | Old Swedish | mata | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | maten | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | metan | to measure; to mete |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | metan | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |