Where does “værbestandig” come from?
værbestandig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bestandig, from German beständig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār — year.
værbestandig (Norwegian Bokmål): weatherproof, weather-resistant
Definitions
- weatherproof, weather-resistant
Ancestry of “værbestandig”, step by step
værbestandig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bestandig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bestandig | continuous, incessant, constant; durable,... |
| 2 | German | beständig | constant, stable, steady, abiding, enduring;... |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 5 | German | Jahr | year |
| 6 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |