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
Definitions
- spoils of war
Ancestry of “krigsbytte”, step by step
krigsbytte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bytte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bytte | change, exchange, swap; booty, loot, spoils; prey |
| 2 | Old Norse | býti | exchange, barter |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bûte | exchange, barter |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | buute | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | būti | exchange, barter |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål krig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | krig | war |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krîch | battle; war; fight |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krīg | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |