Where does “modelljernbane” come from?
modelljernbane (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jernbane, from German Eisenbahn, from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô.
modelljernbane (Norwegian Bokmål): a model railway (UK), or model railroad (US)
Definitions
- a model railway (UK), or model railroad (US)
Ancestry of “modelljernbane”, step by step
modelljernbane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål jernbane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | jernbane | a railway (UK), or railroad (US) |
| 2 | German | Eisenbahn | railway, railroad; train |
| 3 | German | Bahn | route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ban | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bana | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål modell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | modell | a model |
| 2 | Latin | modulō | — |
| 3 | Italian | modello | model; mould, mold; pattern |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | modellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |