Where does “festningsby” come from?

festningsby (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål by, from Danish by, from Old Norse bǿr, from Old Norse búa, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

festningsby (Norwegian Bokmål): a fortified town

Definitions

  1. a fortified town

Ancestry of “festningsby”, step by step

festningsby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbytown, city; to bid; offer; to ask; invite
2Danishbytown, city
3Old Norsebǿrfarm; town
4Old Norsebúato reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate
5Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Norwegian Bokmål festning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfestninga fort or fortress
2Middle Low Germanvesteningefortress
3Middle Low Germanvestento fasten, to secure
4Old Saxonfastsolid, firm
5Proto-West GermanicfastīAlternative form of *fast
6Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →