Where does “lagkamerat” come from?

lagkamerat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kamerat, from French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera — to bend, to curve.

lagkamerat (Norwegian Bokmål): a teammate

Definitions

  1. a teammate

Ancestry of “lagkamerat”, step by step

lagkamerat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kamerat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkameratfriend, companion, comrade, mate
2FrenchcamaradeBuddy, mate; Comrade
3Italiancameratadormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or...
4Spanishcamaradacomrade
5Spanishcámararoom; camera; chamber
6Old Spanishcamara
7Vulgar LatincamaraAlternative spelling of camera; second-person...
8LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
9Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
10Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
11Proto-Iraniankamárati
12Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
13Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Norwegian Bokmål låg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållåga fluid used in the boiling of plant material; a...
2Old Norselágrlow; short
3Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
4Middle High Germanleger
5Old High Germanlegar
6Old Norselegr
7Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratiEvery word from Proto-Iranian kamárati