Where does “prisa” come from?
prisa (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål prise, from Norwegian Bokmål pris, from Old Norse príss, from Middle Low German prīs, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
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Ancestry of “prisa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | prise | to price; to extol, praise, commend, laud,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | pris | price; a fare; a prize |
| 3 | Old Norse | príss | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | prīs | — |
| 5 | Old French | pris | price; esteem; reputation; past participle of... |
| 6 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |