Where does “teltplass” come from?
teltplass (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål telt, from Middle Low German telt, from Old Saxon teld, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.
teltplass (Norwegian Bokmål): a campsite
Definitions
- a campsite
Ancestry of “teltplass”, step by step
teltplass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål telt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | telt | a tent; past participle of telle |
| 2 | Middle Low German | telt | tent |
| 3 | Old Saxon | teld | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *teld | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teldą | tent, drape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | delt- | board |
| 7 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål plass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | plass | room, space; a place |
| 2 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |