Where does “virvelløs” come from?
virvelløs (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål løs, from Danish løs, from Danish losse, from Dutch lossen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
virvelløs (Norwegian Bokmål): invertebrate
Definitions
- invertebrate
Ancestry of “virvelløs”, step by step
virvelløs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål løs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | løs | free; loose; flimsy |
| 2 | Danish | løs | loose, not tight |
| 3 | Danish | losse | to unload, discharge cargo |
| 4 | Dutch | lossen | to unload; to dump |
| 5 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål virvel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | virvel | vortex; vertebra; the point on the head where the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvirfill | circle, ring; crown of the head |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwirbilaz | circle, ring, whirl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |