Where does “normere” come from?
normere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål norm, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
normere (Norwegian Bokmål): to standardise, normalise
Definitions
- to standardise, normalise
Ancestry of “normere”, step by step
normere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål norm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | norm | norm (that which is normal) |
| 2 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Norwegian Nynorsk norm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | norm | A norm |