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

Definitions

  1. a human right

Ancestry of “menneskerettighet”, step by step

menneskerettighet 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 rettighet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrettigheta right
Every word from Old Norse manneskja →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål menneske →