Where does “tilpasningsevne” come from?
tilpasningsevne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tilpasning, from Norwegian Bokmål tilpasse, from Norwegian Bokmål passe, from German passen, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
tilpasningsevne (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of tilpassingsevne
Definitions
- alternative form of tilpassingsevne
Ancestry of “tilpasningsevne”, step by step
tilpasningsevne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål tilpasning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tilpasning | adaptation |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | tilpasse | to adapt |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | passe | to fit; to suit; to look after |
| 4 | German | passen | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to go with |
| 5 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 6 | French | passeport | passport |
| 7 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 8 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 9 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 10 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 11 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 12 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 13 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 14 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 15 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Norwegian Bokmål evne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | evne | ability, capacity, talent |
| 2 | Danish | evne | ability; power; capacity |
| 3 | Old Norse | efni | stuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | abniją | That which is made; material; stuff |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |