Where does “viljestyrke” come from?
viljestyrke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål styrke, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.
viljestyrke (Norwegian Bokmål): willpower
Ancestry of “viljestyrke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | styrke | strength; force; to strengthen |
| 2 | Old Norse | styrkja | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | styrkr | strength, bodily strength |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sturkiz | strength, stiffness |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥gis | — |