Where does “gjenreisning” come from?
gjenreisning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gjenreise, from Danish genrejse, from Danish rejse, from German reisen, from Middle High German reisen, from Old High German reisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn, from Finnish raisu — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.
gjenreisning (Norwegian Bokmål): reconstruction, rebuilding
Definitions
- reconstruction, rebuilding
Ancestry of “gjenreisning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gjenreise | to rebuild, reconstruct, re-erect |
| 2 | Danish | genrejse | to reconstruct, rebuild, restore a building etc |
| 3 | Danish | rejse | journey; trip; voyage, passage, crossing |
| 4 | German | reisen | to travel; to fall |
| 5 | Middle High German | reisen | to fall |
| 6 | Old High German | reisōn | to arise, set out, set out on a journey |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *raisōn | to set out, depart, journey |
| 8 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |