Where does “pressetalsmann” come from?
pressetalsmann (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål presse, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pressetalsmann (Norwegian Bokmål): a press spokesman
Definitions
- a press spokesman
Ancestry of “pressetalsmann”, step by step
pressetalsmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål presse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | presse | a press; the press; to press |
| 2 | Latin | pressāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Bokmål talsmann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | talsmann | a spokesman |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | mann | a man; A human being, person; A person with... |
| 3 | Danish | mand | man; husband |
| 4 | Old Norse | mann | accusative singular indefinite of maðr |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |