Where does “utroskap” come from?
utroskap (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skap, from Old Norse skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
utroskap (Norwegian Bokmål): unfaithfulness, infidelity, adultery
Definitions
- unfaithfulness, infidelity, adultery
Ancestry of “utroskap”, step by step
utroskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skap | a closet; a cupboard; imperative of skape |
| 2 | Old Norse | skap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål utro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | utro | unfaithful, disloyal |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | U | The uppercase form of u, the twenty-first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by t and followed by v |
| 3 | Latin | v | Capital form of |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌖 | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Υ | ypsilon |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |