Where does “énskinnebane” come from?
énskinnebane (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bane, from Middle Low German bāne, from Old Saxon bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
énskinnebane (Norwegian Bokmål): monorail
Definitions
- monorail
Ancestry of “énskinnebane”, step by step
énskinnebane traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bane | a trajectory; a railway line; a sports field |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bāne | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål skinne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skinne | a rail; to shine |
| 2 | German | schiene | first/third-person singular subjunctive II of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schine | — |
| 4 | Old High German | skina | bar, track |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skinu | bar, track; shin, spine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skinō | plate; rim; piece; shinbone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |