Where does “bilfabrikant” come from?

bilfabrikant (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

bilfabrikant (Norwegian Nynorsk): a car manufacturer

Definitions

  1. a car manufacturer

Ancestry of “bilfabrikant”, step by step

bilfabrikant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbila car, automobile
2Danishautomobilautomobile
3Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
4Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Norwegian Nynorsk fabrikant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfabrikanta manufacturer
2Frenchfabricantmanufacturer, producer; artisan, maker
3Frenchfabriquantpresent participle of fabriquer; manufacturer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →