Where does “komposthaug” come from?

komposthaug (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kompost, from French compost, from Medieval Latin compostum, from Latin compositum, from Latin compositus, from Latin compono, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

komposthaug (Norwegian Bokmål): a compost heap

Definitions

  1. a compost heap

Ancestry of “komposthaug”, step by step

komposthaug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kompost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkompostcompost; a compost heap
2Frenchcompostcompost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying...
3Medieval Latincompostum
4Latincomposituminflection of compositus: ##...
5Latincompositusordered, arranged, regular, matching; composed,...
6LatincomponoI arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Norwegian Bokmål haug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhauga heap; a pile
2Norwegian Nynorskhauga heap; a pile
3Old Norsehaugrhowe, mound; dung heap, midden; cairn;...
4Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
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