Where does “æresdoktor” come from?

æresdoktor (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ære, from Old Norse æra, from Middle Low German ēre, from Old Saxon ēra, from Proto-West Germanic aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic aizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oys-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.

æresdoktor (Norwegian Nynorsk): honorary doctor as above

Definitions

  1. honorary doctor as above

Ancestry of “æresdoktor”, step by step

æresdoktor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskærehonor or honour
2Old Norseærahonour
3Middle Low Germanēre—
4Old Saxonērarenown, glory, honor; honour, protection, pardon,...
5Proto-West Germanicaiʀuhonour; respect, reverence
6Proto-Germanicaizōfear; reverence; honour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oys-éh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request

via Norwegian Nynorsk doktor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskdoktorDoctor
2Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oys-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic aizō →