Where does “verdensarvsted” come from?
verdensarvsted (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål verdensarv, from Norwegian Bokmål verden, from Danish verden, from Old Danish werdhen, from Old Danish wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
verdensarvsted (Norwegian Bokmål): a World Heritage Site
Definitions
- a World Heritage Site
Ancestry of “verdensarvsted”, step by step
verdensarvsted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål verdensarv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | verdensarv | World Heritage |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | verden | world; definite singular of verd |
| 3 | Danish | verden | world |
| 4 | Old Danish | werdhen | — |
| 5 | Old Danish | wærælde | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | verǫld | the world |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Norwegian Bokmål sted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sted | a place |
| 2 | Danish | sted | place; spot; passage, text |
| 3 | Old Danish | stath | place, spot; town, city |
| 4 | Old Norse | staðr | a place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |