Where does “krigsfilm” come from?
krigsfilm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål krig, from Middle Low German krîch, from Old Saxon krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
krigsfilm (Norwegian Bokmål): a war film or war movie
Definitions
- a war film or war movie
Ancestry of “krigsfilm”, step by step
krigsfilm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål film
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | film | a film; a film, movie; imperative of filme |