Where does “ABC-vern” come from?
ABC-vern (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vern, from Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic warīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
ABC-vern (Norwegian Bokmål): protection against atomic, biological and chemical weapons
Definitions
- protection against atomic, biological and chemical weapons
Ancestry of “ABC-vern”, step by step
ABC-vern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vern | shield; protection; defence |
| 2 | Old Norse | vǫrn | defence; legal defence; a point for the defence,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warīniz | warding off, defense |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |