Where does “handelsrute” come from?

handelsrute (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rute, from French route, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

handelsrute (Norwegian Bokmål): often historical a trade route

Definitions

  1. often historical a trade route

Ancestry of “handelsrute”, step by step

handelsrute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrutesquare; pane; route
2Frenchrouteroad; route, way, path
3Old Frenchroteroute, path
4Latinruptanominative feminine singular of ruptus;...
5Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
6Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

via Norwegian Bokmål handel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhandeltrade; a shop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti
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