Where does “minstelønn” come from?
minstelønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lønn, from Old Norse hlynr, from Proto-Germanic hluniz — maple.
minstelønn (Norwegian Bokmål): minimum wage
Definitions
- minimum wage
Ancestry of “minstelønn”, step by step
minstelønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål lønn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lønn | a maple; salary, wage |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlynr | maple |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hluniz | maple |
via Norwegian Bokmål minste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | minste | inflection of liten: ## definite singular... |