Where does “bakkepersonale” come from?

bakkepersonale (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk personale, from German Personale, from Latin persōnālis, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs — to see; eye.

bakkepersonale (Norwegian Nynorsk): ground staff

Definitions

  1. ground staff

Ancestry of “bakkepersonale”, step by step

bakkepersonale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk personale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpersonalepersonnel, staff
2GermanPersonaleplural of Personal
3Latinpersōnālispersonal; of or belonging to a person
4Latinpersōnamask
5Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
6Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
7Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
8Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Norwegian Nynorsk bakke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbakkea hill or slope; the ground
2Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
3Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs