Where does “valgdistrikt” come from?
valgdistrikt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål distrikt, from Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin districtus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
valgdistrikt (Norwegian Bokmål): a constituency, electoral district, election district
Definitions
- a constituency, electoral district, election district
Ancestry of “valgdistrikt”, step by step
valgdistrikt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål distrikt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | distrikt | a district |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | districtus | a district within which the lord may distrain,... |
| 3 | Latin | districtus | busy, stretched; distracted |
| 4 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 5 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |