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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

  1. alternative form of tilpassingsevne

Ancestry of “tilpasningsevne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltilpasningadaptation
2Norwegian Bokmåltilpasseto adapt
3Norwegian Bokmålpasseto fit; to suit; to look after
4Germanpassento fit; to suit, to be suitable; to go with
5GermanPaß—
6Frenchpasseportpassport
7Frenchportport, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge
8Frenchporterto carry; to support, to bear; to wear
9EnglishporterA person who carries luggage and related objects;...
10Middle Englishporter—
11Old Frenchportourcarrier; bearer
12Old Frenchporterto carry; to carry a child
13Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
14Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
15Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
16Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
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