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
- a teammate
Ancestry of “lagkamerat”, step by step
lagkamerat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kamerat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kamerat | friend, companion, comrade, mate |
| 2 | French | camarade | Buddy, mate; Comrade |
| 3 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 4 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 5 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 6 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Norwegian Bokmål låg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | låg | a fluid used in the boiling of plant material; a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 3 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 5 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |