Where does “rullebanelys” come from?
rullebanelys (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rullebane, from Norwegian Bokmål bane, from Middle Low German bāne, from Old Saxon bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-.
rullebanelys (Norwegian Bokmål): runway light
Definitions
- runway light
Ancestry of “rullebanelys”, step by step
rullebanelys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål rullebane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rullebane | a runway |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bane | a trajectory; a railway line; a sports field |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bāne | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | bana | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål lys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lys | light; fair, blonde; fair |
| 2 | Danish | lys | light; bright; fair, blond |
| 3 | Old Danish | liūs | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | ljós | a burning light; light of the sun |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leuhsą | light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk-so-m | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |