Where does “ættegransking” come from?

ættegransking (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ætt, from Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic aihtiz, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

ættegransking (Norwegian Nynorsk): genealogy

Definitions

  1. genealogy

Ancestry of “ættegransking”, step by step

ættegransking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ætt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskættextended family, clan
2Old Norseættquarter of the heaven, direction; family,...
3Proto-Germanicaihtizpossessions, property
4Proto-Germanic*aiganą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

via Norwegian Nynorsk gransking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgranskingexamination, investigation, research, scrutiny
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiganą →