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Where does “sammenlikne” come from?

sammenlikne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sammen, from Old Norse saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sammenlikne (Norwegian Bokmål): to compare

Definitions

  1. to compare

Ancestry of “sammenlikne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsammentogether; simultaneously; into each other
2Old Norsesamantogether; strong masculine accusative singular of...
3Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sammenlikne”

  • sammenlikning
  • sammenliknbar
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