Where does “utviklingsland” come from?
utviklingsland (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål utvikling, from Norwegian Bokmål utvikle, from German entwickeln, from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā — lively, awake; strong.
utviklingsland (Norwegian Bokmål): a developing country
Ancestry of “utviklingsland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | utvikling | evolution; development |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | utvikle | to develop |
| 3 | German | entwickeln | to develop, to gain; to develop; to shape up |
| 4 | German | wickeln | to wrap |
| 5 | Middle High German | wickeln | to wrap around |
| 6 | Old High German | wickilī | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wiohha | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *weukā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |