Where does “generalforsamling” come from?

generalforsamling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forsamling, from Middle Low German vorsamelen.

generalforsamling (Norwegian Bokmål): a general meeting; a general assembly

Definitions

  1. a general meeting; a general assembly

Ancestry of “generalforsamling”, step by step

generalforsamling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål forsamling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforsamlingan assembly
2Middle Low Germanvorsamelen—

via Norwegian Bokmål general

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgenerala general
Every word from Middle Low German vorsamelen →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål forsamling →