Where does “høykommisjon” come from?
høykommisjon (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kommisjon, from Latin commissio, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
høykommisjon (Norwegian Bokmål): a high commission
Definitions
- a high commission
Ancestry of “høykommisjon”, step by step
høykommisjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kommisjon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kommisjon | commission |
| 2 | Latin | commissio | commission |
| 3 | Latin | committo | I commit; I begin; I carry on |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål høy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | høy | high, tall; loud; hay |
| 2 | Old Norse | hey | hay |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hawją | hay |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |