Where does “filmskaper” come from?
filmskaper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skaper, from Norwegian Bokmål skape, from Old Norse skapa, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
filmskaper (Norwegian Bokmål): a filmmaker
Definitions
- a filmmaker
Ancestry of “filmskaper”, step by step
filmskaper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skaper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skaper | creator |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | skape | to create; to act unnatural; pretend, for... |
| 3 | Old Norse | skapa | to shape, make, create |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål film
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | film | a film; a film, movie; imperative of filme |