Where does “uavhengighetserklæring” come from?

uavhengighetserklæring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål uavhengighet, from Norwegian Bokmål avhengig, from German abhängig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār — year.

uavhengighetserklæring (Norwegian Bokmål): declaration of independence

Definitions

  1. declaration of independence

Ancestry of “uavhengighetserklæring”, step by step

uavhengighetserklæring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål uavhengighet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåluavhengighetindependence
2Norwegian Bokmålavhengigdependent, reliant
3Germanabhängigdependent; addicted
4German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
5German-jährigyears old; years lasting
6GermanJahryear
7Middle High Germanjāryear
8Old High Germanjāryear
9Proto-West Germanicjāryear
10Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Norwegian Bokmål erklæring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerklæringa declaration
2Norwegian Bokmålerklæreto declare
3Germanerklärento explain; to declare, assert
4Middle High Germanerklæren—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from German -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →