Where does “vanskelig” come from?
vanskelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vanske, from Norwegian Bokmål vånd, from Old Norse vǫndr, from Norwegian Nynorsk vinde, from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
vanskelig (Norwegian Bokmål): difficult; hard
Definitions
- difficult; hard
Ancestry of “vanskelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vanske | difficulty, problem, trouble |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | vånd | European water vole; wand; thin, flexible stick,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | vǫndr | wand, switch, twig; stripe; wicker, wattle |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vinde | to wind; inflection of vind: ## definite... |
| 5 | Old Norse | vinda | to twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |