Where does “grunnlovsendring” come from?
grunnlovsendring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grunnlov, from Norwegian Bokmål løv, from Danish lov, from Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną — to lie.
grunnlovsendring (Norwegian Bokmål): a constitutional amendment
Definitions
- a constitutional amendment
Ancestry of “grunnlovsendring”, step by step
grunnlovsendring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål grunnlov
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | grunnlov | constitution |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | løv | The leaf of a plant |
| 3 | Danish | lov | law; permission; praise |
| 4 | Old Danish | logh | law |
| 5 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 6 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 7 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |