Where does “byggekostnad” come from?

byggekostnad (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kostnad, from Old Norse kostnaðr, from Old Norse kosta, from Old Norse naðr, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.

byggekostnad (Norwegian Bokmål): building cost usually plural; cost of building something

Definitions

  1. building cost usually plural; cost of building something

Ancestry of “byggekostnad”, step by step

byggekostnad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kostnad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkostnadcost, expense
2Old Norsekostnaðrcost, expense; maintenance, living
3Old Norsekostato try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt
4Old Norsenaðrsnake
5Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—

via Norwegian Bokmål bygge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbyggeto build
2Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
3Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ →Every word from Old Norse naðr →