Where does “levevilkår” come from?

levevilkår (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål leve, from Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

levevilkår (Norwegian Bokmål): living conditions

Definitions

  1. living conditions

Ancestry of “levevilkår”, step by step

levevilkår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål leve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleveto live
2Old Norselifato live; to be alive
3Proto-Germaniclibjanąto live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Norwegian Bokmål vilkår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvilkårterm, condition limitation, restriction or regulation, usually in a binding agreement
2Middle Low Germanwillekor—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic libjaną →