Where does “sportsforretning” come from?
sportsforretning (Danish) comes from Danish sport, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
sportsforretning (Danish): a sporting goods store
Definitions
- a sporting goods store
Ancestry of “sportsforretning”, step by step
sportsforretning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sport | sport |
| 2 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 3 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 4 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 5 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 6 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 7 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Danish forretning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forretning | store; business |
| 2 | Danish | -ning | Alternative form of -ing; -ing; action of |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ning | — |