Where does “breerosjon” come from?
breerosjon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk erosjon, from French érosion, from Latin erosio, from Latin erodo, from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.
breerosjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): glacial erosion
Definitions
- glacial erosion
Ancestry of “breerosjon”, step by step
breerosjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk erosjon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | erosjon | erosion |
| 2 | French | érosion | erosion, weathering |
| 3 | Latin | erosio | eating away |
| 4 | Latin | erodo | I gnaw away; corrode |
| 5 | Latin | rōdō | to gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
via Norwegian Nynorsk bre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bre | a glacier |