Where does “etterord” come from?
etterord (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ord, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
etterord (Norwegian Bokmål): a postscript or afterword
Definitions
- a postscript or afterword
Ancestry of “etterord”, step by step
etterord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ord | a word; word; reputation |
| 2 | Old Norse | orð | word |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
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 |