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Where does “selskapsrett” come from?

selskapsrett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål selskap, from Middle Low German selschap, from Old Saxon selskepi, from Proto-Germanic saljaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic saljô, from Proto-Germanic salją, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

selskapsrett (Norwegian Bokmål): company law, corporate law, corporation law

Definitions

  1. company law, corporate law, corporation law

Ancestry of “selskapsrett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålselskapcompany; party; society
2Middle Low Germanselschap—
3Old Saxonselskepi—
4Proto-Germanicsaljaskapiz—
5Proto-Germanicsaljôroommate; companion
6Proto-Germanicsaljąa building; barn; shed; room; chamber
7Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
8Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →