Where does “kjeller” come from?
kjeller (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kellari, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
kjeller (Norwegian Bokmål): a basement or cellar
Definitions
- a basement or cellar
Ancestry of “kjeller”, step by step
kjeller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse kellari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kellari | — |
| 2 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Middle Low German keller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | keller | cellar |