Where does “barneekteskap” come from?
barneekteskap (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ekteskap, from Norwegian Bokmål skap, from Old Norse skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
barneekteskap (Norwegian Bokmål): child marriage marriage where one or both partners are still children
Definitions
- child marriage marriage where one or both partners are still children
Ancestry of “barneekteskap”, step by step
barneekteskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ekteskap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ekteskap | a marriage |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | skap | a closet; a cupboard; imperative of skape |
| 3 | Old Norse | skap | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |