Where does “hovedspråk” come from?
hovedspråk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hoved-, from Danish hoved-, from Danish hoved, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
hovedspråk (Norwegian Bokmål): main language e.g. of a country
Definitions
- main language e.g. of a country
Ancestry of “hovedspråk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hoved- | head, chief, main, principal |
| 2 | Danish | hoved- | main, chief |
| 3 | Danish | hoved | head; mind; person |
| 4 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 5 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |