Where does “drapsmann” come from?
drapsmann (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mann, from Danish mand, from Old Norse mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
drapsmann (Norwegian Bokmål): a killer, murderer
Definitions
- a killer, murderer
Ancestry of “drapsmann”, step by step
drapsmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål mann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mann | a man; A human being, person; A person with... |
| 2 | Danish | mand | man; husband |
| 3 | Old Norse | mann | accusative singular indefinite of maðr |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål drap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | drap | homicide, killing, murder |
| 2 | Old Norse | dráp | deathblow; killing |
| 3 | Old Norse | drepa | to beat, to hit, to push, to knock; to kill, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |