Where does “fællesnordisk” come from?
fællesnordisk (Danish) comes from Danish nordisk, from Danish nørd, from English nerd, from English nerts, from English nuts, from English nut, from Middle English nute, from Old English hnutu — to arise, begin.
fællesnordisk (Danish): Synonym of urnordisk
Definitions
- Synonym of urnordisk
Ancestry of “fællesnordisk”, step by step
fællesnordisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish nordisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | nordisk | Nordic |
| 2 | Danish | nørd | nerd; geek |
| 3 | English | nerd | A person who is intellectual but generally... |
| 4 | English | nerts | Crazy; nuts; Nuts! Expression of dismay |
| 5 | English | nuts | plural of nut; Testicles; An unbeatable hand; the... |
| 6 | English | nut | A hard-shelled seed; A piece of metal, usually... |
| 7 | Middle English | nute | — |
| 8 | Old English | hnutu | nut |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
via Danish fælles
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fælles | common, communal; shared, jointly owned |
| 2 | Old Norse | félag | fellowship, partnership |
| 3 | Old Norse | fé | cattle; livestock; property, money |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |