Where does “lovforslag” come from?
lovforslag (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.
lovforslag (Norwegian Bokmål): a bill draft of a proposed new law or amendment to an existing law
Definitions
- a bill draft of a proposed new law or amendment to an existing law
Ancestry of “lovforslag”, step by step
lovforslag 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 |