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Where does “konkurranse” come from?

konkurranse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French concurrence, from French concurrent, from Latin concurrēns, from Latin concurrō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

konkurranse (Norwegian Bokmål): competition; a contest

Definitions

  1. competition; a contest

Ancestry of “konkurranse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconcurrencecompetition; concurrence; first-person singular...
2Frenchconcurrentconcurrent, simultaneous; competitive, in...
3Latinconcurrēns—
4Latinconcurrō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “konkurranse”

  • straffesparkkonkurranse
  • konkurransedyktig
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