Where does “ekteskapsløfte” come from?
ekteskapsløfte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ekteskap, from Norwegian Bokmål skap, from Old Norse skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
ekteskapsløfte (Norwegian Bokmål): a promise of marriage
Definitions
- a promise of marriage
Ancestry of “ekteskapsløfte”, step by step
ekteskapsløfte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ekteskap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ekteskap | a marriage |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | skap | a closet; a cupboard; imperative of skape |
| 3 | Old Norse | skap | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål løfte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | løfte | a promise or vow; to lift, raise |
| 2 | Old Norse | lypta | to lift, air |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | luftijaną | to air; put or raise into the air; raise aloft;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |