Where does “vennskapsby” come from?
vennskapsby (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vennskap, from Norwegian Bokmål skap, from Old Norse skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
vennskapsby (Norwegian Bokmål): a twin town or sister city
Definitions
- a twin town or sister city
Ancestry of “vennskapsby”, step by step
vennskapsby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vennskap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vennskap | a friendship (condition of being friends; a friendly relationship) |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | skap | a closet; a cupboard; imperative of skape |
| 3 | Old Norse | skap | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |