Where does “hjemmelekse” come from?
hjemmelekse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lekse, from Middle Low German lectie, from Latin lēctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
hjemmelekse (Norwegian Bokmål): homework
Definitions
- homework
Ancestry of “hjemmelekse”, step by step
hjemmelekse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål lekse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lekse | a lesson; homework |
| 2 | Middle Low German | lectie | — |
| 3 | Latin | lēctiō | A picking, selecting |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Norwegian Bokmål hjemme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hjemme | at home |
| 2 | Danish | hjemme | at home, home |
| 3 | Old Danish | hemæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | heima | at home |
| 5 | Old Norse | heimr | realm, region within walking distance to a þing... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |