Where does “hjemmestyre” come from?
hjemmestyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål styre, from Old Norse stýri, from Middle Low German stǖr, from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
hjemmestyre (Norwegian Bokmål): home rule
Definitions
- home rule
Ancestry of “hjemmestyre”, step by step
hjemmestyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål styre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | styre | administration, government, rule; a board of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stýri | rudder, helm |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stǖr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |