Where does “detaljhandel” come from?

detaljhandel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk detalj, from French détail, from French détailler, from Old French detailler, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

detaljhandel (Norwegian Nynorsk): retail; retail trade, retailing

Definitions

  1. retail; retail trade, retailing

Ancestry of “detaljhandel”, step by step

detaljhandel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk detalj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdetaljdetail; retail
2Frenchdétaildetail
3Frenchdétaillerto detail; to retail
4Old Frenchdetailler
5Old Frenchdé-
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Norwegian Nynorsk handel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhandeltrade; a shop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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