Where does “undertrykking” come from?
undertrykking (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål undertrykke, from Norwegian Bokmål trykke, from Old Norse þrykkia, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.
undertrykking (Norwegian Bokmål): oppression, repression, suppression
Definitions
- oppression, repression, suppression
Ancestry of “undertrykking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | undertrykke | to oppress, repress, suppress |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | trykke | to press; to print |
| 3 | Old Norse | þrykkia | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrukkijaną | to press on; to crowd |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 6 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 7 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |