Where does “potetplante” come from?

potetplante (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål plante, from Latin plantāre.

potetplante (Norwegian Bokmål): a potato plant, Solanum tuberosum

Definitions

  1. a potato plant, Solanum tuberosum

Ancestry of “potetplante”, step by step

potetplante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål plante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålplantea plant; to plant
2Latinplantāre

via Norwegian Bokmål potet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpoteta potato; whitey
Every word from Latin plantāreEvery word from Norwegian Bokmål plante