Where does “bronsemedalje” come from?

bronsemedalje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk medalje, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus — to put, to place; to locate.

bronsemedalje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bronze medal

Definitions

  1. a bronze medal

Ancestry of “bronsemedalje”, step by step

bronsemedalje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk medalje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmedaljea medal
2Frenchmédaillemedal
3Italianmedagliamedal; third-person singular present indicative...
4Medieval Latinmedaliahalf a denarius
5Latinmedialianominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative...
6Latinmedialismedial; of or belonging to the middle
7Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
8Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
9Old Latinstlocus
10Proto-Italicstlokos
11Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Norwegian Nynorsk bronse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbronsebronze; bronze medal
2Frenchbronzebronze metal, work of art
3Italianbronzobronze; first-person singular present indicative...
4ItalianbronzareTo bronze
5Romanianbronzato tan
6Frenchbronzerto tan, brown, catch a tan
7French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
8Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
9Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-