Where does “pulettija” come from?

pulettija (Kven) comes from Norwegian Bokmål politi, from Danish politi, from Middle Low German politīe.

pulettija (Kven): police

Definitions

  1. police

Ancestry of “pulettija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpolitipolice; a policeman
2Danishpolitipolice
3Middle Low Germanpolitīe—
Every word from Middle Low German politīe →Every word from Danish politi →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål politi →