Where does “bruksområde” come from?
bruksområde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål område, from Swedish område, from Swedish öm, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
bruksområde (Norwegian Bokmål): area of use
Definitions
- area of use
Ancestry of “bruksområde”, step by step
bruksområde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål område
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | område | an area |
| 2 | Swedish | område | a sphere; an area |
| 3 | Swedish | öm | sore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 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 |