Where does “politistasjon” come from?

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

politistasjon (Norwegian Bokmål): a police station

Definitions

  1. a police station

Ancestry of “politistasjon”, step by step

politistasjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål politi

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

via Norwegian Bokmål stasjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstasjona station
Every word from Middle Low German politīe →Every word from Danish politi →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål politi →