Where does “kärnkraftsavfall” come from?

kärnkraftsavfall (Swedish) comes from Swedish avfall, from Swedish fäll, from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

kärnkraftsavfall (Swedish): nuclear waste

Definitions

  1. nuclear waste

Ancestry of “kärnkraftsavfall”, step by step

kärnkraftsavfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish avfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfallwaste, refuse, garbage
2Swedishfällskin, hide, pelt
3Old Norsefall
4Old Norsefallato fall
5Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
7Slovincianpólhalf
8Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Swedish kärnkraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkärnkraftnuclear power; a nuclear force
2Swedishkärnaa seed, a pip; a kernel, a nucleus, a core; a pit
3Old Swedishkiærne
4Old Norsekjarnikernel, core; core
5Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-