Where does “forsvarsspiller” come from?

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

forsvarsspiller (Norwegian Bokmål): a defender

Definitions

  1. a defender

Ancestry of “forsvarsspiller”, step by step

forsvarsspiller 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 Norwegian Bokmål spiller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspillera player; present of spille
Every word from Danish forsvare →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål forsvare →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål forsvar →