Where does “ettermæle” come from?
ettermæle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mæle, from Old Norse mæla, from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
ettermæle (Norwegian Bokmål): reputation as assessed afterwards, usually posthumously
Definitions
- reputation as assessed afterwards, usually posthumously
Ancestry of “ettermæle”, step by step
ettermæle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål mæle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mæle | speech, voice; to utter; to punch, throw or kick... |
| 2 | Old Norse | mæla | to speak |
| 3 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
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 |