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Where does “forskjellig” come from?

forskjellig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forskjell, from Middle Low German vorschel — difference.

forskjellig (Norwegian Bokmål): different; differently

Definitions

  1. different; differently

Ancestry of “forskjellig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforskjelldifference
2Middle Low Germanvorscheldifference
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