Where does “ettertanke” come from?
ettertanke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tanke, from Norwegian Bokmål tank, from English tank, from Portuguese tanque, from Gujarati ટાંકી, from Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓, from Sanskrit टङ्क — fruit of {{taxlink|Feronia elephantum|species}};...
ettertanke (Norwegian Bokmål): an afterthought, reflection
Definitions
- an afterthought, reflection
Ancestry of “ettertanke”, step by step
ettertanke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål tanke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tanke | thought; intent; idea |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | tank | a tank |
| 3 | English | tank | A closed container for liquids or gases; An open... |
| 4 | Portuguese | tanque | tank; cistern; a sink used for laundry |
| 5 | Gujarati | ટાંકી | cistern, underwater water reservour |
| 6 | Prakrit | 𑀝𑀁𑀓 | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | टङ्क | fruit of {{taxlink|Feronia elephantum|species}};... |
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 |