Where does “betalingsbalanse” come from?
betalingsbalanse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål balanse, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.
betalingsbalanse (Norwegian Bokmål): balance of payments
Ancestry of “betalingsbalanse”, step by step
betalingsbalanse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål balanse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | balanse | a balance; a balance sheet |
| 2 | Latin | bilanx | having two scales; a balance with two scalepans |
| 3 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *dwi- | two, bi-, di |
via Norwegian Bokmål betaling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | betaling | a payment |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |