Where does “høyslette” come from?
høyslette (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høy, from Old Norse hey, from Proto-Germanic hawją, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
høyslette (Norwegian Bokmål): a plateau, tableland, literally high plain
Definitions
- a plateau, tableland, literally high plain
Ancestry of “høyslette”, step by step
høyslette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via Norwegian Bokmål slette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | slette | definite singular of slett; plural of slett; a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | slétta | to even out |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slihtijaną | to smoothe, to even out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |