Where does “solsikkefrø” come from?

solsikkefrø (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål solsikke, from Latin solsequium — sun follower.

solsikkefrø (Norwegian Bokmål): a sunflower seed

Definitions

  1. a sunflower seed

Ancestry of “solsikkefrø”, step by step

solsikkefrø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål solsikke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsolsikkea sunflower
2Latinsolsequiumsun follower

via Norwegian Bokmål frø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfrøa seed
Every word from Latin solsequium →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål solsikke →