Where does “sammensetning” come from?
sammensetning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sammen, from Old Norse saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sammensetning (Norwegian Bokmål): composition
Ancestry of “sammensetning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sammen | together; simultaneously; into each other |
| 2 | Old Norse | saman | together; strong masculine accusative singular of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | samanai | at one; together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |