Where does “tettsted” come from?
tettsted (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish tätort, from Swedish tät, from French tête, from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
tettsted (Norwegian Bokmål): a built-up area, an urban area
Definitions
- a built-up area, an urban area
Ancestry of “tettsted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | tätort | a locality, an urban area, a population center ,... |
| 2 | Swedish | tät | dense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;... |
| 3 | French | tête | head; header; a bright spark, a quick study |
| 4 | Middle French | teste | head |
| 5 | Old French | teste | head |
| 6 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 7 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 8 | Latin | trīstis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |