Where does “moteverden” come from?
moteverden (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål verden, from Danish verden, from Old Danish werdhen, from Old Danish wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
moteverden (Norwegian Bokmål): the fashion world
Definitions
- the fashion world
Ancestry of “moteverden”, step by step
moteverden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål verden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | verden | world; definite singular of verd |
| 2 | Danish | verden | world |
| 3 | Old Danish | werdhen | — |
| 4 | Old Danish | wærælde | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | verǫld | the world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Norwegian Bokmål møte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | møte | a meeting; an encounter; to meet |
| 2 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 3 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 4 | Old French | mode | — |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |