Where does “nasjonalsang” come from?

nasjonalsang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sang, from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

nasjonalsang (Norwegian Bokmål): a national anthem

Definitions

  1. a national anthem

Ancestry of “nasjonalsang”, step by step

nasjonalsang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsanga song; past tense of synge
2Old Norsesǫngrsong
3Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
4Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

via Norwegian Bokmål nasjonal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnasjonalnational
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Norse sǫngr →