Where does “samfunnsklasse” come from?

samfunnsklasse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål samfunn, from Old Norse samfundr — gathering.

samfunnsklasse (Norwegian Bokmål): social class, class of society

Definitions

  1. social class, class of society

Ancestry of “samfunnsklasse”, step by step

samfunnsklasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål samfunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsamfunnsociety; community
2Old Norsesamfundrgathering

via Norwegian Bokmål klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålklassea class
Every word from Old Norse samfundr →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål samfunn →