Where does “eiendomsmegler” come from?

eiendomsmegler (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål eiendom, from Middle Low German eigendom.

eiendomsmegler (Norwegian Bokmål): an estate agent (UK), or realtor (US)

Definitions

  1. an estate agent (UK), or realtor (US)

Ancestry of “eiendomsmegler”, step by step

eiendomsmegler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål eiendom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleiendoma property; property
2Middle Low Germaneigendom—

via Norwegian Bokmål megler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmegleragent, broker; arbitrator, mediator, negotiator
2Germanmekelen—
Every word from Middle Low German eigendom →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål eiendom →