Where does “leiesoldat” come from?
leiesoldat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål soldat, from French soldat, from Middle French soldat, from Italian soldato, from Italian soldare, from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo — whole.
leiesoldat (Norwegian Bokmål): a mercenary
Definitions
- a mercenary
Ancestry of “leiesoldat”, step by step
leiesoldat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål soldat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | soldat | soldier |
| 2 | French | soldat | soldier |
| 3 | Middle French | soldat | soldier |
| 4 | Italian | soldato | soldier |
| 5 | Italian | soldare | to pay a soldier or military member |
| 6 | Italian | soldo | penny, cent; money |
| 7 | Italian | saldare | to solder, weld; to join; to put together; to... |
| 8 | Italian | saldo | firm, steady; sound; settlement, payment |
| 9 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Norwegian Bokmål leie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | leie | to rent or hire |
| 2 | Danish | leje | bed, bedding; lair, den, form, seat; bearing |
| 3 | Old Danish | leghæ | rent |
| 4 | Old Norse | leiga | rent |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laigijaną | to lend |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līhwaną | to lend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | léykʷt | to leave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |