Where does “minelegger” come from?

minelegger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mine, from Old Norse mínir.

minelegger (Norwegian Bokmål): minelayer

Definitions

  1. minelayer

Ancestry of “minelegger”, step by step

minelegger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålminea mine; plural of min
2Old Norsemínir—

via Norwegian Bokmål legger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleggerindefinite plural of legg; present active of...
Every word from Old Norse mínir →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål mine →