Where does “bibelselskap” come from?
bibelselskap (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål selskap, from Middle Low German selschap, from Old Saxon selskepi, from Proto-Germanic saljaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic saljô, from Proto-Germanic salją, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.
bibelselskap (Norwegian Bokmål): a bible society
Definitions
- a bible society
Ancestry of “bibelselskap”, step by step
bibelselskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål selskap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | selskap | company; party; society |
| 2 | Middle Low German | selschap | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | selskepi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saljaskapiz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saljô | roommate; companion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | salją | a building; barn; shed; room; chamber |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |
via Norwegian Bokmål Bibel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | Bibel | Bible, bible |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βιβλία | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | Byblos |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |