Where does “Bjørnlivatn” come from?
Bjørnlivatn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Bjørnli, from Norwegian Nynorsk li, from Old Norse hlíð, from Proto-Germanic hlīdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “Bjørnlivatn”, step by step
Bjørnlivatn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk Bjørnli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Bjørnli | close to Løkken Verk |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | li | a sloping mountainside or hillside covered with... |
| 3 | Old Norse | hlíð | slope |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlīdō | slope, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléyteh₂ | something leaning, sloped, inclined |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Norwegian Nynorsk vatn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vatn | water; a lake; bodily fluid that looks like... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vatn | water; lake; waterway, river |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |