Where does “frimerkesamler” come from?
frimerkesamler (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål frimerke, from Danish frimærke, from Danish fri, from Middle Low German vrīen, from Old Saxon friohon, from Proto-West Germanic frijōn, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.
frimerkesamler (Norwegian Bokmål): a stamp collector
Definitions
- a stamp collector
Ancestry of “frimerkesamler”, step by step
frimerkesamler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål frimerke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | frimerke | a stamp for postage, postage stamp |
| 2 | Danish | frimærke | stamp, postage stamp |
| 3 | Danish | fri | to propose; free; vacant, unoccupied |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vrīen | to free; to marry |
| 5 | Old Saxon | friohon | to free, to liberate; to like, to love, to honour |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | frijōn | to love |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frijōną | to love; to free; to like |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | prāy- | to like, love |
via Norwegian Bokmål samler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | samler | a collector; present of samle |