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Where does “gjenerobre” come from?

gjenerobre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål erobre, from German erobern, from Middle High German geoberen, from Old High German gaobarōn.

gjenerobre (Norwegian Bokmål): to reconquer or recapture

Definitions

  1. to reconquer or recapture

Ancestry of “gjenerobre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerobreto conquer
2Germanerobernto conquer; to win
3Middle High Germangeoberen—
4Old High Germangaobarōn—
Every word from Old High German gaobarōn →