Where does “urtemedisin” come from?
urtemedisin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål urt, from Danish urt, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
urtemedisin (Norwegian Bokmål): herbal medicine
Definitions
- herbal medicine
Ancestry of “urtemedisin”, step by step
urtemedisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål urt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | urt | a herb |
| 2 | Danish | urt | herb |
| 3 | Old Norse | urt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurt- | oblique stem of *wrōts |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
via Norwegian Bokmål medisin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | medisin | a medicine; medicine |
| 2 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 3 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 4 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |