Where does “nordamerikansk” come from?
nordamerikansk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nord, from Danish nørd, from English nerd, from English nerts, from English nuts, from English nut, from Middle English nute, from Old English hnutu — to arise, begin.
nordamerikansk (Norwegian Bokmål): North American
Definitions
- North American
Ancestry of “nordamerikansk”, step by step
nordamerikansk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål nord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | nord | north; north, a compass direction; a land area... |
| 2 | Danish | nørd | nerd; geek |
| 3 | English | nerd | A person who is intellectual but generally... |
| 4 | English | nerts | Crazy; nuts; Nuts! Expression of dismay |
| 5 | English | nuts | plural of nut; Testicles; An unbeatable hand; the... |
| 6 | English | nut | A hard-shelled seed; A piece of metal, usually... |
| 7 | Middle English | nute | — |
| 8 | Old English | hnutu | nut |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
via Norwegian Bokmål amerikansk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | amerikansk | American; of or pertaining to the Americas;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | Amerika | comprising Nord-Amerika and Sør-Amerika |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |