Where does “butikkeier” come from?

butikkeier (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål butikk, from French boutique, from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.

butikkeier (Norwegian Bokmål): a shop owner

Definitions

  1. a shop owner

Ancestry of “butikkeier”, step by step

butikkeier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål butikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbutikka shop, or store
2Frenchboutiqueshop; boutique
3Old Occitanbotica
4Latinapothēcarepository, storehouse, warehouse
5Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
6Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
7Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
8Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Norwegian Bokmål eier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleieran owner; present tense of eie
2Norwegian Bokmåleieto own
3Old Norseeigato have, own; possession; property
4Proto-Germanicaigǭproperty, possessions
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneik-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω
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