Where does “vannmengde” come from?
vannmengde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vann, from Danish vand, from Old Danish watn, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vannmengde (Norwegian Bokmål): amount or quantity of water
Definitions
- amount or quantity of water
Ancestry of “vannmengde”, step by step
vannmengde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vann | water; body of water; pond, lake; imperative of... |
| 2 | Danish | vand | water; sea; soft drink |
| 3 | Old Danish | watn | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vatn | water; lake; waterway, river |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Norwegian Bokmål mengde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mengde | great number, lots of, numerous; amount,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | mang en | many a; One out of many, many; much, a lot; many,... |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | én | stressed form of en |
| 4 | Old Norse | einn | one; some, a few |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |