Where does “erobrer” come from?

erobrer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål erobre, from German erobern, from Middle High German geoberen, from Old High German gaobarōn.

erobrer (Norwegian Bokmål): a conqueror

Definitions

  1. a conqueror

Ancestry of “erobrer”, step by step

erobrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål erobre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerobreto conquer
2Germanerobernto conquer; to win
3Middle High Germangeoberen—
4Old High Germangaobarōn—

via Norwegian Bokmål er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være
Every word from Old High German gaobarōn →Every word from Middle High German geoberen →Every word from German erobern →