Where does “rullestolbruker” come from?
rullestolbruker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rullestol, from Norwegian Bokmål stol, from Danish stol, from Old Norse stóll, from Ancient Greek στόλος, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
rullestolbruker (Norwegian Bokmål): a wheelchair user
Definitions
- a wheelchair user
Ancestry of “rullestolbruker”, step by step
rullestolbruker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål rullestol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rullestol | a wheelchair |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | stol | a chair; imperative of stole |
| 3 | Danish | stol | chair; imperative of stole |
| 4 | Old Norse | stóll | a stool, chair, throne; bishop's residence, see;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στόλος | expedition; army, fleet, troop |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Norwegian Bokmål bruker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bruker | user, utiliser / utilizer; employer, applier;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bruke | to use |
| 3 | Middle Low German | brūken | to use, utilise, to make use of either an object or a right |
| 4 | Old Saxon | brūkan | to enjoy, to make use of |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brūkan | to use, to employ; to consume |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūkaną | to make use of, employ, use, consume |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |