Where does “almetre” come from?
almetre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål alm, from Old Norse almr, from Proto-Germanic elmaz, from Persian الماس, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
almetre (Norwegian Bokmål): an elm tree
Definitions
- an elm tree
Ancestry of “almetre”, step by step
almetre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål alm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | alm | an elm |
| 2 | Old Norse | almr | elm |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | elmaz | elm tree; wood from an elm tree |
| 4 | Persian | الماس | diamond |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Norwegian Bokmål tre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tre | three; tree; wood |
| 2 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |