Where does “barberblad” come from?
barberblad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk barbere, from Norwegian Nynorsk -e, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
barberblad (Norwegian Nynorsk): a razor blade
Definitions
- a razor blade
Ancestry of “barberblad”, step by step
barberblad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk barbere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | barbere | to shave; to shave oneself |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -e | Used to form various adverbial phrases |
| 3 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Norwegian Nynorsk blad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | blad | a blade; a leaf; a newspaper, magazine or... |
| 2 | Old Norse | blað | a leaf of a plant; herb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |