Where does “nevneverdig” come from?
nevneverdig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nevne, from Old Norse nefna, from Proto-Germanic namnijaną, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
nevneverdig (Norwegian Bokmål): worth mentioning, to speak of
Definitions
- worth mentioning, to speak of
Ancestry of “nevneverdig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | nevne | to name; to mention |
| 2 | Old Norse | nefna | to name; to mention; to appoint |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | namnijaną | to name, to call, to give a name to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |