Where does “finanslov” come from?
finanslov (Danish) comes from Danish finans, from French finance, from Middle French finance, from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
finanslov (Danish): The national budget of a state, especially the...
Definitions
- The national budget of a state, especially the...
Ancestry of “finanslov”, step by step
finanslov traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish finans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | finans | finance |
| 2 | French | finance | finance |
| 3 | Middle French | finance | — |
| 4 | Middle French | finer | to finish |
| 5 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 6 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 7 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via Danish lov
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lov | law; permission; praise |
| 2 | Old Danish | logh | law |
| 3 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 4 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 5 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |