Where does “doktorgrad” come from?

doktorgrad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk doktor, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

doktorgrad (Norwegian Nynorsk): a doctorate

Definitions

  1. a doctorate

Ancestry of “doktorgrad”, step by step

doktorgrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk doktor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskdoktorDoctor
2Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

via Norwegian Nynorsk grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrad<br>; a degree; an academic degree
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “doktorgrad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin doctor →