Where does “nordavind” come from?
nordavind (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål a, from Danish ah, from English ah, from Chinese 阿, from English aren’t, from English -n’t, from English Not, from Middle English not — vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
nordavind (Norwegian Bokmål): a north wind or northerly
Definitions
- a north wind or northerly
Ancestry of “nordavind”, step by step
nordavind traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | a | the letter a, the first letter of the Norwegian... |
| 2 | Danish | ah | oh |
| 3 | English | ah | An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort,... |
| 4 | Chinese | 阿 | — |
| 5 | English | aren’t | are not (negative auxiliary) |
| 6 | English | -n’t | — |
| 7 | English | Not | — |
| 8 | Middle English | not | not; nothing, nought; nobody, no person |
| 9 | Middle English | nought | nothing, none; not; iniquitous, wicked |
| 10 | Old English | nōwiht | — |
| 11 | Old English | ne | not; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "... |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | *ne | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | nē | not |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
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 vind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vind | wind |
| 2 | Danish | vind | crooked, warped; wind; imperative of vinde |
| 3 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |