Where does “kystslette” come from?
kystslette (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål slette, from Old Norse slétta, from Proto-Germanic slihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
kystslette (Norwegian Bokmål): a coastal plain
Definitions
- a coastal plain
Ancestry of “kystslette”, step by step
kystslette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål slette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | slette | definite singular of slett; plural of slett; a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | slétta | to even out |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slihtijaną | to smoothe, to even out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |