Where does “vertsmaskin” come from?

vertsmaskin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

vertsmaskin (Norwegian Bokmål): server

Definitions

  1. server

Ancestry of “vertsmaskin”, step by step

vertsmaskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål maskin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmaskina machine
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Norwegian Bokmål vert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålverta host; a landlord
2Middle Low Germanwertworth; host
3Old Saxonwerd
4Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
5Proto-Germanic(H)uer-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή