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Where does “spasertur” come from?

spasertur (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål spasere, from Old Norse spazera, from Middle High German spazieren, from Italian spaziare, from Latin spatior, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

spasertur (Norwegian Bokmål): a stroll or walk

Definitions

  1. a stroll or walk

Ancestry of “spasertur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspasereto amble, saunter, stroll, walk
2Old Norsespazera—
3Middle High Germanspazieren—
4Italianspaziareto range or rove; to spread; to spread out or...
5LatinspatiorI go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;...
6LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
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