Where does “berøringsskjerm” come from?
berøringsskjerm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål berøring, from Norwegian Bokmål berøre, from Middle Low German beroren, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
berøringsskjerm (Norwegian Bokmål): a touch screen or touchscreen
Definitions
- a touch screen or touchscreen
Ancestry of “berøringsskjerm”, step by step
berøringsskjerm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål berøring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | berøring | touch, contact |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | berøre | to touch; to affect |
| 3 | Middle Low German | beroren | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Norwegian Bokmål skjerm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skjerm | a screen (physical divider) |
| 2 | Middle Low German | scherm | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *skirm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmi | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skirmiz | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |