Where does “høydekurve” come from?

høydekurve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kurve, from Latin curva, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

høydekurve (Norwegian Bokmål): a contour

Definitions

  1. a contour

Ancestry of “høydekurve”, step by step

høydekurve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kurve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkurvea curve; bend, curve
2Latincurvanominative feminine singular of curvus;...
3Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
4Proto-Italickorwos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Norwegian Bokmål høyde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhøydeheight; high jump
2Danishhøjdeheight; altitude
3Old Danishhøgdh
4Old Norsehæðheight
5Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
6Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-