Where does “detaljhandel” come from?
detaljhandel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål detalj, from French détail, from French détailler, from Old French detailler, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
detaljhandel (Norwegian Bokmål): retail; retail trade, retailing
Definitions
- retail; retail trade, retailing
Ancestry of “detaljhandel”, step by step
detaljhandel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål detalj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | detalj | detail; retail |
| 2 | French | détail | detail |
| 3 | French | détailler | to detail; to retail |
| 4 | Old French | detailler | — |
| 5 | Old French | dé- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Norwegian Bokmål handel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | handel | trade; a shop |