Where does “grunneier” come from?
grunneier (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål eier, from Norwegian Bokmål eie, from Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic aigǭ, from Proto-Indo-European eik-.
grunneier (Norwegian Bokmål): a landowner
Ancestry of “grunneier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | eier | an owner; present tense of eie |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | eie | to own |
| 3 | Old Norse | eiga | to have, own; possession; property |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aigǭ | property, possessions |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | eik- | — |