Where does “sjukamp” come from?
sjukamp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sju, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
sjukamp (Norwegian Bokmål): heptathlon
Definitions
- heptathlon
Ancestry of “sjukamp”, step by step
sjukamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sju | seven |
| 2 | Old Norse | sjau | seven |
| 3 | Dutch | drie | three |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | drie | three |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thrīe | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål kamp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kamp | a fight; a battle; a match |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kamp | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | kamp | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |