Where does “sørvestlig” come from?
sørvestlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sørvest, from Norwegian Bokmål vest, from Danish vest, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum — flax.
sørvestlig (Norwegian Bokmål): south-west or southwest; south-western or...
Definitions
- south-west or southwest; south-western or...
Ancestry of “sørvestlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sørvest | south-west / southwest; south-west, southwest |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | vest | west; a waistcoat |
| 3 | Danish | vest | the west; toward the west, westwards; A vest |
| 4 | French | veste | jacket |
| 5 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 6 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 7 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 8 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |