Where does “strømledning” come from?
strømledning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ledning, from Norwegian Bokmål lede, from Danish lede, from Old Danish lethæ, from Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic laiþijaną, from Proto-Germanic laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyt- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
strømledning (Norwegian Bokmål): power line e.g. overhead, power cable, power cord, power lead
Definitions
- power line e.g. overhead, power cable, power cord, power lead
Ancestry of “strømledning”, step by step
strømledning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ledning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ledning | a cord, flex, lead power lead, cable, wire |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | lede | to lead; to guide |
| 3 | Danish | lede | to manage, run; to head, direct; to lead, guide |
| 4 | Old Danish | lethæ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | leiða | to lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laiþijaną | to make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Norwegian Bokmål strøm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | strøm | power, electricity; stream; current |
| 2 | Danish | strøm | current; flow, stream, spate; energy |
| 3 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |