Where does “naboøy” come from?

naboøy (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nabo, from Danish nabo, from Old Norse nábúi, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from Malay buah, from Malay nona, from Portuguese dona — to build; to arrange, to put together.

naboøy (Norwegian Bokmål): a neighbouring island

Definitions

  1. a neighbouring island

Ancestry of “naboøy”, step by step

naboøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål nabo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnaboa neighbour / neighbor
2Danishnaboneighbour
3Old Norsenábúineighbour
4Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
5Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
6Malaybuahfruit
7Malaynonamiss, lady (young unmarried woman)
8Portuguesedonafemale equivalent of dono; A title of address to...
9Old Portuguesedona
10Late Latindomnalady, mistress
11Latindominalady or mistress of the house
12LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
13Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
14Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
15Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
16Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Norwegian Bokmål øy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåløyan island
2Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem-