Where does “valgdeltakelse” come from?
valgdeltakelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål valg, from Old Norse val, from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.
valgdeltakelse (Norwegian Bokmål): voter turnout, election turnout the percentage of eligible voters who vote in an election
Definitions
- voter turnout, election turnout the percentage of eligible voters who vote in an election
Ancestry of “valgdeltakelse”, step by step
valgdeltakelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål valg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | valg | election; choice |
| 2 | Old Norse | val | choice |
| 3 | Old Norse | valr | the dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walaz | wounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |
via Norwegian Bokmål deltakelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | deltakelse | participation |