Where does “fornøyelsespark” come from?
fornøyelsespark (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fornøyelse, from Norwegian Bokmål -else, from Danish -else, from Danish -ilse, from Old Saxon -isli, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
fornøyelsespark (Norwegian Bokmål): an amusement park
Definitions
- an amusement park
Ancestry of “fornøyelsespark”, step by step
fornøyelsespark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fornøyelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fornøyelse | pleasure, enjoyment, delight; amusement,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | -else | added to a verb to form a noun for an action or... |
| 3 | Danish | -else | added to a verb to form a noun for an action or... |
| 4 | Danish | -ilse | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | -isli | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Norwegian Bokmål park
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | park | a park |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | parricus | enclosure, fence; fence; game park, cattle... |
| 3 | French | parc | park; playpen; pen |
| 4 | Middle French | parc | enclosure |
| 5 | Old French | parc | enclosed area, often fenced off, often in a... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | parcus | enclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight |
| 7 | Frankish | parrik | enclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | parrukaz | fence; enclosure |