Where does “gardbruker” come from?
gardbruker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gård, from Danish gård, from Old Danish garth, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
gardbruker (Norwegian Bokmål): a farmer
Definitions
- a farmer
Ancestry of “gardbruker”, step by step
gardbruker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål gård
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gård | farm, estate, land; courtyard |
| 2 | Danish | gård | farm, estate, land; court, courtyard, yard,... |
| 3 | Old Danish | garth | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |
via Norwegian Bokmål bruker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bruker | user, utiliser / utilizer; employer, applier;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bruke | to use |
| 3 | Middle Low German | brūken | to use, utilise, to make use of either an object or a right |
| 4 | Old Saxon | brūkan | to enjoy, to make use of |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brūkan | to use, to employ; to consume |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūkaną | to make use of, employ, use, consume |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |