Where does “galoppbane” come from?

galoppbane (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål galopp, from French galop, from French galoper, from German galoppieren, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er — he, she.

galoppbane (Norwegian Bokmål): a racecourse or racetrack

Definitions

  1. a racecourse or racetrack

Ancestry of “galoppbane”, step by step

galoppbane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål galopp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgaloppa gallop
2Frenchgalopgallop
3Frenchgaloperto gallop
4Germangaloppierento gallop
5German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
6French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
7English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
8Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
9Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
10Latin-ārefirst conjugation
11Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
15Chichewaiyehe, she

via Norwegian Bokmål bane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbanea trajectory; a railway line; a sports field
2Middle Low Germanbāne
3Old Saxonbana
4Proto-West Germanic*banu
5Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
6Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from French -er