Where does “formannskap” come from?
formannskap (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skap, from Old Norse skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
formannskap (Norwegian Bokmål): chairmanship; an executive committee
Definitions
- chairmanship; an executive committee
Ancestry of “formannskap”, step by step
formannskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skap | a closet; a cupboard; imperative of skape |
| 2 | Old Norse | skap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål formann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | formann | a chairman; a foreman |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | mann | a man; A human being, person; A person with... |
| 3 | Danish | mand | man; husband |
| 4 | Old Norse | mann | accusative singular indefinite of maðr |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |