Where does “menneskehandel” come from?

menneskehandel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål menneske, from Old Norse manneskja — human being.

menneskehandel (Norwegian Bokmål): human trafficking

Definitions

  1. human trafficking

Ancestry of “menneskehandel”, step by step

menneskehandel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål menneske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmenneskehuman, human being, man, Homo sapiens; people
2Old Norsemanneskjahuman being

via Norwegian Bokmål handel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhandeltrade; a shop
Every word from Old Norse manneskja →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål menneske →