Where does “direkterute” come from?
direkterute (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rute, from French route, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
direkterute (Norwegian Nynorsk): a direct route as above
Definitions
- a direct route as above
Ancestry of “direkterute”, step by step
direkterute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk rute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rute | square; pane; route |
| 2 | French | route | road; route, way, path |
| 3 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
via Norwegian Nynorsk direkte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | direkte | direct; directly |
| 2 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 3 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |