Where does “barnesoldat” come from?

barnesoldat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk soldat, from French soldat, from Middle French soldat, from Italian soldato, from Italian soldare, from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo — whole.

barnesoldat (Norwegian Nynorsk): a child soldier

Definitions

  1. a child soldier

Ancestry of “barnesoldat”, step by step

barnesoldat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk soldat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksoldatsoldier
2Frenchsoldatsoldier
3Middle Frenchsoldatsoldier
4Italiansoldatosoldier
5Italiansoldareto pay a soldier or military member
6Italiansoldopenny, cent; money
7Italiansaldareto solder, weld; to join; to put together; to...
8Italiansaldofirm, steady; sound; settlement, payment
9Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
10Proto-Italicsoliðos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
12Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via Norwegian Nynorsk barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbarna child
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Italic soliðos →