Where does “mellomstasjon” come from?

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

mellomstasjon (Norwegian Bokmål): an intermediate station; a staging post

Definitions

  1. an intermediate station; a staging post

Ancestry of “mellomstasjon”, step by step

mellomstasjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mellom

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

via Norwegian Bokmål stasjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstasjona station
Every word from Old Norse í millum →Every word from Danish mellem →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål mellom →