Where does “forsvarsløs” come from?

forsvarsløs (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forsvar, from Norwegian Bokmål forsvare, from Danish forsvare — to justify.

forsvarsløs (Norwegian Bokmål): defenceless (UK), or defenseless (US)

Definitions

  1. defenceless (UK), or defenseless (US)

Ancestry of “forsvarsløs”, step by step

forsvarsløs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål forsvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforsvardefence (UK), or defense (US)
2Norwegian Bokmålforsvareto defend; to justify
3Danishforsvareto justify

via Danish forsvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforsvardefence

Words derived from “forsvarsløs”

Every word from Danish forsvare →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål forsvare →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål forsvar →
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