Where does “krigsbytte” come from?
krigsbytte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bytte, from Old Norse býti, from Middle Low German bûte, from Middle Dutch buute, from Old Dutch būti, from Frankish būti, from Gaulish boudi, from Proto-Celtic boudi — victory.
krigsbytte (Norwegian Bokmål): spoils of war
Ancestry of “krigsbytte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bytte | change, exchange, swap; booty, loot, spoils; prey |
| 2 | Old Norse | býti | exchange, barter |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bûte | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | buute | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | būti | — |
| 6 | Frankish | būti | exchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;... |
| 7 | Gaulish | boudi | victory, advantage, profit |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | boudi | profit, gain; victory |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰówdʰi | victory |