Where does “rådgiver” come from?
rådgiver (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish råd, from English rad, from English radiation, from Latin radiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rådgiver (Norwegian Bokmål): an adviser or advisor
Definitions
- an adviser or advisor
Ancestry of “rådgiver”, step by step
rådgiver traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish råd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | råd | council; piece of advice; rot |
| 2 | English | rad | Clipping of radical; excellent; A non-SI unit of... |
| 3 | English | radiation | The shooting forth of anything from a point or... |
| 4 | Latin | radiatio | glittering, shining, radiation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Danish giver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | giver | giver; donor; dealer |
| 2 | Danish | give | to give |
| 3 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Norwegian Bokmål giver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | giver | a donor; a giver |