Where does “symbolsk” come from?

symbolsk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål symbol, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

symbolsk (Norwegian Bokmål): symbolic

Definitions

  1. symbolic

Ancestry of “symbolsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsymbola symbol
2Ancient Greekσύμβολονa sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...
3Ancient GreekσῠμβάλλωI throw together, dash together, compare,...
4Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnōEvery word from Ancient Greek βάλλωEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω