Where does “politistyrke” come from?

politistyrke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål styrke, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

politistyrke (Norwegian Bokmål): a police force

Definitions

  1. a police force

Ancestry of “politistyrke”, step by step

politistyrke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål styrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstyrkestrength; force; to strengthen
2Old Norsestyrkja—
3Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
4Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

via Norwegian Bokmål politi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpolitipolice; a policeman
2Danishpolitipolice
3Middle Low Germanpolitīe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →