Where does “Frelsesarmeen” come from?
Frelsesarmeen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål frelse, from Old Norse frelsi, from Proto-Germanic frijahalsaz, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
Frelsesarmeen (Norwegian Bokmål): the Salvation Army
Definitions
- the Salvation Army
Ancestry of “Frelsesarmeen”, step by step
Frelsesarmeen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål frelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | frelse | salvation, deliverance; to save, rescue, deliver |
| 2 | Old Norse | frelsi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frijahalsaz | freedom, liberty, the state of not being... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via English Salvation Army
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Salvation Army | A Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation structured in a quasi-military fashion, originally founded to help the poor of London |