Where does “fangevokter” come from?

fangevokter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fange, from Old Norse fangi, from Middle Low German vangene.

fangevokter (Norwegian Bokmål): prison warder, jailer

Definitions

  1. prison warder, jailer

Ancestry of “fangevokter”, step by step

fangevokter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfangeconvict, inmate, prisoner; to catch, to capture
2Old Norsefangi—
3Middle Low Germanvangene—

via Norwegian Bokmål vokter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvokter—
Every word from Middle Low German vangene →Every word from Old Norse fangi →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål fange →