Where does “erstatning” come from?

erstatning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål erstatte, from German erstatten, from Middle High German erstaten.

erstatning (Norwegian Bokmål): a substitute; a replacement; compensation

Definitions

  1. a substitute; a replacement; compensation

Ancestry of “erstatning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerstatteto replace
2Germanerstattento reimburse, to refund; to grant, to administer,...
3Middle High Germanerstaten—

Words derived from “erstatning”

Every word from Middle High German erstaten →Every word from German erstatten →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål erstatte →