Where does “dataskjerm” come from?

dataskjerm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål data, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dataskjerm (Norwegian Bokmål): a monitor

Definitions

  1. a monitor

Ancestry of “dataskjerm”, step by step

dataskjerm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål data

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldatadata; "short form of" datateknologi
2Latindatanominative feminine singular of datus; nominative...
3Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
4Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
5Latindāre
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Norwegian Bokmål skjerm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskjerma screen (physical divider)
2Middle Low Germanscherm
3Old Saxon*skirm
4Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Italic didō