Where does “rosemaler” come from?
rosemaler (English) comes from English rosemåling, from Norwegian Bokmål rosemaling, from Norwegian Bokmål måling, from Norwegian Bokmål måle, from Norwegian Bokmål mål, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
rosemaler (English): A person who practises rosemaling
Definitions
- A person who practises rosemaling
Ancestry of “rosemaler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rosemåling | Alternative form of rosemaling |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | rosemaling | rosemaling |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | måling | measurement |
| 4 | Norwegian Bokmål | måle | to measure |
| 5 | Norwegian Bokmål | mål | language, dialect; aim, goal, purpose, target,... |
| 6 | Dutch | mal | mold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense |
| 7 | Old French | mole | — |
| 8 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 9 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |