Where does “sperrebånd” come from?

sperrebånd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bånd, from Danish bånd, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la — to soften, to melt.

sperrebånd (Norwegian Bokmål): tape used to cordon off an area

Definitions

  1. tape used to cordon off an area

Ancestry of “sperrebånd”, step by step

sperrebånd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbåndtape; ribbon; band
2Danishbåndtape; ribbon; band
3EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
4Germanbandpast of binden
5Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
6Frenchlàthere; here, present
7Italianlàthere
8Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
9Portugueseláthere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
10GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
11Germana-MollA-minor
12Hungarianmollminor
13GermanMollminor
14Medieval Latinmolle—
15Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
16Latinmolduis—
17Proto-Italicmoldus—
18Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
19Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Norwegian Bokmål sperre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsperreto block
2Middle Low Germansperren—
3Proto-Germanic*sparrijan—
4Proto-Germanic*sparrijanąto bar, to block
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →