Where does “lastebil” come from?
lastebil (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
lastebil (Norwegian Bokmål): a lorry (UK), or truck (vehicle designed to carry goods)
Definitions
- a lorry (UK), or truck (vehicle designed to carry goods)
Ancestry of “lastebil”, step by step
lastebil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bil | a car, automobile |
| 2 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 3 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 4 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Norwegian Bokmål last
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | last | a load or cargo; imperative of laste |
| 2 | Middle Low German | last | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hladan | to load, to lade |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaþan | to load |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |