Where does “gjødsling” come from?
gjødsling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gjødsle, from Norwegian Bokmål gjødsel, from Norwegian Bokmål gjø, from Norwegian Bokmål gjøde, from Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic gōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
gjødsling (Norwegian Bokmål): manuring, application of fertiliser, compost, or manure
Definitions
- manuring, application of fertiliser, compost, or manure
Ancestry of “gjødsling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gjødsle | to manure, fertilise plants, soil |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | gjødsel | manure, dung |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | gjø | to bark |
| 4 | Norwegian Bokmål | gjøde | to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight |
| 5 | Old Norse | gœða | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gōdijaną | to make good, improve |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |