Where does “lovbryter” come from?
lovbryter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål løv, from Danish lov, from Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
lovbryter (Norwegian Bokmål): lawbreaker, offender
Definitions
- lawbreaker, offender
Ancestry of “lovbryter”, step by step
lovbryter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål løv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | løv | The leaf of a plant |
| 2 | Danish | lov | law; permission; praise |
| 3 | Old Danish | logh | law |
| 4 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 5 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 6 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Norwegian Bokmål bryter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bryter | an electrical switch; a wrestler; present of... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bryte | to break; violate; infringe; ring off; hang up;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | brjóta | to break; to break open; to destroy, demolish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |