Where does “driftskostnad” come from?
driftskostnad (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.
driftskostnad (Norwegian Bokmål): operating cost
Ancestry of “driftskostnad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kostnad | cost, expense |
| 2 | Old Norse | kostnaðr | cost, expense; maintenance, living |
| 3 | Old Norse | kosta | to try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt |
| 4 | Old Norse | naðr | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nadrǭ | adder; snake in general |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₁treh₂ | — |