Where does “kjernefamilie” come from?

kjernefamilie (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål familie, from German Familie, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

kjernefamilie (Norwegian Bokmål): a nuclear family

Definitions

  1. a nuclear family

Ancestry of “kjernefamilie”, step by step

kjernefamilie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål familie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfamiliea family; family
2GermanFamiliefamily
3Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
4Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
5Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Norwegian Bokmål kjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjernea core, nucleus
2Danishkjerne
3Old Norsekjarnikernel, core; core
4Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-Every word from Proto-Italic famelos
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