Where does “indflydelsesområde” come from?
indflydelsesområde (Danish) comes from Danish område, from Swedish område, from Swedish öm, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
indflydelsesområde (Danish): sphere of influence
Definitions
- sphere of influence
Ancestry of “indflydelsesområde”, step by step
indflydelsesområde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish område
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | område | area, region, territory (physically/geometrically) |
| 2 | Swedish | område | a sphere; an area |
| 3 | Swedish | öm | sore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Danish indflydelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | indflydelse | influence the power to affect something or somebody |
| 2 | Danish | -else | added to a verb to form a noun for an action or... |
| 3 | Danish | -ilse | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | -isli | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |