Where does “lederskap” come from?
lederskap (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål leder, from Norwegian Bokmål lede, from Danish lede, from Old Danish lethæ, from Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic laiþijaną, from Proto-Germanic laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyt- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
lederskap (Norwegian Bokmål): leadership
Definitions
- leadership
Ancestry of “lederskap”, step by step
lederskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål leder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | leder | a leader; a conductor; present of lede |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | lede | to lead; to guide |
| 3 | Danish | lede | to manage, run; to head, direct; to lead, guide |
| 4 | Old Danish | lethæ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | leiða | to lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laiþijaną | to make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Norwegian Bokmål skap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skap | a closet; a cupboard; imperative of skape |
| 2 | Old Norse | skap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |