Where does “slåtteeng” come from?
slåtteeng (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål eng, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
slåtteeng (Norwegian Bokmål): a hay meadow
Definitions
- a hay meadow
Ancestry of “slåtteeng”, step by step
slåtteeng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål eng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | eng | a meadow |
| 2 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Norwegian Bokmål slått
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | slått | haymaking; a tune or melody in folk music; a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sláttr | mowing; playing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slahtuz | striking, hitting, beating; killing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |