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Where does “kommandobro” come from?

kommandobro (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bro, from Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic brōwō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruh- — beam; bridge; beam, bridge.

kommandobro (Norwegian Bokmål): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “kommandobro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbroa bridge
2Danishbrobridge
3Old Danishbro—
4Old East Norsebrō—
5Proto-Germanicbrōwōbridge; brow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰruh-beam; bridge; beam, bridge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruh- →