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Where does “utstilling” come from?

utstilling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål utstille, from Norwegian Bokmål stille, from Old Norse stilla, from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon stillian, from Proto-West Germanic stillijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

utstilling (Norwegian Bokmål): an exhibition; a display; an exhibit

Definitions

  1. an exhibition; a display; an exhibit

Ancestry of “utstilling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutstilleto exhibit; to display
2Norwegian Bokmålstillesilent; still; quiet
3Old Norsestillato calm
4Middle Low Germanstillen—
5Old Saxonstillian—
6Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
7Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “utstilling”

  • utstillingsvindu
  • utstillingsdukke
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