Where does “etterleve” come from?
etterleve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål leve, from Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
etterleve (Norwegian Bokmål): to comply with, live by, obey, follow
Definitions
- to comply with, live by, obey, follow
Ancestry of “etterleve”, step by step
etterleve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål leve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | leve | to live |
| 2 | Old Norse | lifa | to live; to be alive |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Norwegian Bokmål etter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | etter | after |
| 2 | Old Norse | ettir | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aftiri | more aft, further behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |