Where does “landsgjennomsnitt” come from?

landsgjennomsnitt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

landsgjennomsnitt (Norwegian Bokmål): national average

Definitions

  1. national average

Ancestry of “landsgjennomsnitt”, step by step

landsgjennomsnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållandcountry; land; imperative of lande
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Norwegian Bokmål gjennomsnitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgjennomsnittan average
2GermanDurchschnittaverage; intersection
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →