Where does “mellomgolv” come from?

mellomgolv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mellom, from Danish mellem, from Old Norse í millum.

mellomgolv (Norwegian Bokmål): diaphragm (thoracic diaphragm)

Definitions

  1. diaphragm (thoracic diaphragm)

Ancestry of “mellomgolv”, step by step

mellomgolv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mellom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmellombetween
2Danishmellembetween; among
3Old Norseí millum—

via Norwegian Bokmål golv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgolvalternative form of gulv
2Old Norsególf—
3Proto-Germanicgulbąfloor
Every word from Old Norse í millum →Every word from Danish mellem →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål mellom →