Where does “opprørspoliti” come from?

opprørspoliti (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål politi, from Danish politi, from Middle Low German politīe.

opprørspoliti (Norwegian Bokmål): riot police

Definitions

  1. riot police

Ancestry of “opprørspoliti”, step by step

opprørspoliti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål politi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpolitipolice; a policeman
2Danishpolitipolice
3Middle Low Germanpolitīe—

via Norwegian Bokmål opprør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålopprøra commotion, uproar; a revolt, rebellion, riot
2Middle Low Germanuprōr—
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