Where does “innehaver” come from?

innehaver (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål inne, from Old Norse inni.

innehaver (Norwegian Bokmål): holder; owner, proprietor

Definitions

  1. holder; owner, proprietor

Ancestry of “innehaver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinneinside, indoors, in, within
2Old Norseinni—
Every word from Old Norse inni →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål inne →