Where does “havnivå” come from?
havnivå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nivå, from French niveau, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
havnivå (Norwegian Bokmål): sea level
Ancestry of “havnivå”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | nivå | a level |
| 2 | French | niveau | level |
| 3 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 5 | Latin | lībella | — |
| 6 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |