Where does “menneskerettighet” come from?
menneskerettighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål menneske, from Old Norse manneskja — human being.
menneskerettighet (Norwegian Bokmål): a human right
Ancestry of “menneskerettighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | menneske | human, human being, man, Homo sapiens; people |
| 2 | Old Norse | manneskja | human being |