Where does “lokalhistoriker” come from?

lokalhistoriker (Danish) comes from Swedish historiker, from Swedish er, from Swedish eder, from Latin edar, from Latin edo, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — whale, sea monster; abyss.

lokalhistoriker (Danish): historian occupying themself with local history

Definitions

  1. historian occupying themself with local history

Ancestry of “lokalhistoriker”, step by step

lokalhistoriker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish historiker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhistorikeran historian; person who studies or specializes...
2Swedisheryou; your, yours; reflexive of ni; compare...
3Swedishederyou, your, yours; the standard Swedish "er" is a...
4Latinedarfirst-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinedoI eat; I give out, put or bring forth; eject,...
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicōto impart, share
8Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
9Old Latincom(m)oinis
10Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via Danish historiker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhistorikerhistorian
2Danishhistoriehistory; story; affair, business
3Latinhistoriahistory; account; story
4Ancient Greekἱστορίαinquiry, examination, systematic observation,...
5Ancient Greekἱστορέωto inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,...
6Ancient Greekἵστωρone who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...
7Proto-Hellenicwístōr
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
9Indo-European*weyd-

via Swedish lokal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlokallocal, pertaining to the near area; a place, a...
2LatinlocālisBelong to a place; local
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus
5Proto-Italicstlokos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит