Where does “bygdevei” come from?
bygdevei (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bygd, from Old Norse byggð, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
bygdevei (Norwegian Bokmål): formerly a (narrow) municipal road, now known as a (secondary) fylkesvei or kommunal vei (after 1963)
Definitions
- formerly a (narrow) municipal road, now known as a (secondary) fylkesvei or kommunal vei (after 1963)
Ancestry of “bygdevei”, step by step
bygdevei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bygd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bygd | country district or settlement; past participle... |
| 2 | Old Norse | byggð | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | byggja | to settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būwijaną | to settle, to inhabit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |