Where does “dagsavis” come from?
dagsavis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk avis, from French avis, from Middle French advis, from Dutch advies, from Middle Dutch avijs, from Old French avis, from Old French a, from Latin A.
dagsavis (Norwegian Nynorsk): a daily (noun), daily paper, or daily newspaper
Definitions
- a daily (noun), daily paper, or daily newspaper
Ancestry of “dagsavis”, step by step
dagsavis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk avis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | avis | a newspaper |
| 2 | French | avis | opinion; piece of advice; notice |
| 3 | Middle French | advis | opinion |
| 4 | Dutch | advies | advice |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | avijs | — |
| 6 | Old French | avis | opinion |
| 7 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 8 | Latin | A | — |
| 9 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 11 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 12 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |