Where does “brukergrensesnitt” come from?
brukergrensesnitt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bruker, from Norwegian Bokmål bruke, from Middle Low German brūken, from Old Saxon brūkan, from Proto-West Germanic brūkan, from Proto-Germanic brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.
brukergrensesnitt (Norwegian Bokmål): a user interface
Definitions
- a user interface
Ancestry of “brukergrensesnitt”, step by step
brukergrensesnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bruker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bruker | user, utiliser / utilizer; employer, applier;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bruke | to use |
| 3 | Middle Low German | brūken | to use, utilise, to make use of either an object or a right |
| 4 | Old Saxon | brūkan | to enjoy, to make use of |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brūkan | to use, to employ; to consume |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūkaną | to make use of, employ, use, consume |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |
via Norwegian Bokmål grensesnitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | grensesnitt | an interface |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | grense | a border; a boundary; a limit |
| 3 | German | Grenze | border; limit; frontier |
| 4 | Middle High German | grenize | border; frontier |
| 5 | Old Polish | granica | border |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | grani̋ca | border, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas |