Where does “garnisonsby” come from?

garnisonsby (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål garnison, from French garnison, from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from Old French garnir, from Frankish warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

garnisonsby (Norwegian Bokmål): a garrison town

Definitions

  1. a garrison town

Ancestry of “garnisonsby”, step by step

garnisonsby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål garnison

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgarnisona garrison
2Frenchgarnisongarrison
3Middle Frenchgarnisongarrison
4Old Frenchgarnison—
5Old Frenchgarnirto protect; to arm; to armor
6Frankishwarnijanto ward, take care of; to ward, take care of...
7Proto-Germanicwarnijanąto care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Norwegian Bokmål by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbytown, city; to bid; offer; to ask; invite
2Danishbytown, city
3Old Norsebǿrfarm; town
4Old Norsebúato reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate
5Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warnijaną →