Where does “detektivarbeid” come from?
detektivarbeid (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk detektiv, from English detective, from English detect, from Latin detectus, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
detektivarbeid (Norwegian Nynorsk): detective work
Definitions
- detective work
Ancestry of “detektivarbeid”, step by step
detektivarbeid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk detektiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | detektiv | a detective |
| 2 | English | detective | A police officer who looks for evidence as part... |
| 3 | English | detect | to discover or find by careful search,... |
| 4 | Latin | detectus | uncovered, revealed, disclosed |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Norwegian Nynorsk arbeid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | arbeid | work; imperative of arbeide |
| 2 | Middle Low German | arbeit | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | arvēd | labour |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |