Where does “elskerinne” come from?

elskerinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål inne, from Old Norse inni.

elskerinne (Norwegian Bokmål): a lover; a mistress

Definitions

  1. a lover; a mistress

Ancestry of “elskerinne”, step by step

elskerinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål inne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinneinside, indoors, in, within
2Old Norseinni—

via Norwegian Bokmål elsker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålelskera lover; lover; present of elske
2Old Norseelskari—
Every word from Old Norse inni →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål inne →