Where does “loppemarked” come from?
loppemarked (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish marked, from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
loppemarked (Norwegian Bokmål): a flea market
Definitions
- a flea market
Ancestry of “loppemarked”, step by step
loppemarked traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish marked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | marked | market; fair; emporium |
| 2 | Old Norse | markaðr | market |
| 3 | Old Saxon | markat | — |
| 4 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Danish loppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | loppe | A flea; To remove fleas from the body |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | luppǭ | flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper; flea,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | luppijaną | to jump, dart |
via Norwegian Bokmål loppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | loppe | flea; An item for sale in a flea market |