Where does “kostnadsbesparende” come from?
kostnadsbesparende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kostnad, from Old Norse kostnaðr, from Old Norse kosta, from Old Norse naðr, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.
kostnadsbesparende (Norwegian Bokmål): cost-saving usually attributive; relating to a saving in cost
Definitions
- cost-saving usually attributive; relating to a saving in cost
Ancestry of “kostnadsbesparende”, step by step
kostnadsbesparende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kostnad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kostnad | cost, expense |
| 2 | Old Norse | kostnaðr | cost, expense; maintenance, living |
| 3 | Old Norse | kosta | to try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt |
| 4 | Old Norse | naðr | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nadrǭ | adder; snake in general |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₁treh₂ | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål bespare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bespare | an old verb still used in Danish |