Where does “homoekteskap” come from?
homoekteskap (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ekteskap, from Norwegian Bokmål skap, from Old Norse skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
homoekteskap (Norwegian Bokmål): gay marriage
Ancestry of “homoekteskap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ekteskap | a marriage |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | skap | a closet; a cupboard; imperative of skape |
| 3 | Old Norse | skap | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skāp | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |