Where does “nasjonaldrakt” come from?

nasjonaldrakt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål drakt, from Low German dracht.

nasjonaldrakt (Norwegian Bokmål): national costume

Definitions

  1. national costume

Ancestry of “nasjonaldrakt”, step by step

nasjonaldrakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål drakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldraktsuit, costume, outfit, clothing; kit
2Low Germandracht—

via Norwegian Bokmål nasjonal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnasjonalnational
Every word from Low German dracht →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål drakt →