Where does “nedbemanne” come from?

nedbemanne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ned, from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

nedbemanne (Norwegian Bokmål): to downsize cut staff, reduce the size of the workforce

Definitions

  1. to downsize cut staff, reduce the size of the workforce

Ancestry of “nedbemanne”, step by step

nedbemanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Norwegian Bokmål bemanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbemanneto crew, man, staff
2Germanbemannento man
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old Norse niðr →