Where does “sivilforsvar” come from?

sivilforsvar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sivil, from Latin cīvīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sivilforsvar (Norwegian Bokmål): civil defence (UK), civil defense (US)

Definitions

  1. civil defence (UK), civil defense (US)

Ancestry of “sivilforsvar”, step by step

sivilforsvar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sivil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsivilcivil; civilian
2Latincīvīlis—
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Norwegian Bokmål forsvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforsvardefence (UK), or defense (US)
2Norwegian Bokmålforsvareto defend; to justify
3Danishforsvareto justify
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin cīvīlis →