Where does “hengebru” come from?
hengebru (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bru, from Norwegian Nynorsk bru, from Old Norse brú, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
hengebru (Norwegian Bokmål): a suspension bridge
Definitions
- a suspension bridge
Ancestry of “hengebru”, step by step
hengebru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bru | a bridge |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bru | a bridge |
| 3 | Old Norse | brú | bridge |
| 4 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Norwegian Bokmål henge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | henge | to hang |
| 2 | Old Norse | hengja | to hang; suspend |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hangijaną | to cause to hang |
| 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 |