Where does “berøringsskjerm” come from?
berøringsskjerm (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skjerm, from Middle Low German scherm, from Old Saxon *skirm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
berøringsskjerm (Norwegian Nynorsk): a touch screen or touchscreen
Definitions
- a touch screen or touchscreen
Ancestry of “berøringsskjerm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skjerm | a screen; screen |
| 2 | Middle Low German | scherm | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *skirm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmi | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skirmiz | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |