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Where does “underkomité” come from?

underkomité (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål komité, from French comité, from English committee, from English commit, from Middle English committen, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

underkomité (Norwegian Bokmål): a subcommittee

Definitions

  1. a subcommittee

Ancestry of “underkomité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkomitéa committee
2Frenchcomitécommittee
3EnglishcommitteeA body of one or more persons convened for the...
4EnglishcommitTo give in trust; to put into charge or keeping;...
5Middle Englishcommitten—
6LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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