Where does “jernbanebru” come from?
jernbanebru (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jernbane, from German Eisenbahn, from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô.
jernbanebru (Norwegian Bokmål): a railway bridge
Definitions
- a railway bridge
Ancestry of “jernbanebru”, step by step
jernbanebru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål jernbane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | jernbane | a railway (UK), or railroad (US) |
| 2 | German | Eisenbahn | railway, railroad; train |
| 3 | German | Bahn | route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ban | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bana | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |