Where does “ødelegge” come from?
ødelegge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål øde, from German öde, from Old High German ōdi, from Proto-West Germanic auþī, from Proto-Germanic auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
ødelegge (Norwegian Bokmål): to destroy; to ruin
Definitions
- to destroy; to ruin
Ancestry of “ødelegge”, step by step
ødelegge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål øde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | øde | deserted, desolate |
| 2 | German | öde | empty, bare, bleak, desolate, deserted; tedious,... |
| 3 | Old High German | ōdi | empty, deserted; empty, abandoned, easy,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | auþī | easy; empty, barren |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | auþuz | easy; light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwtus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |