Where does “ekteskapsløfte” come from?
ekteskapsløfte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ekteskap, from Norwegian Nynorsk -skap, from Old Norse -skapr, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
ekteskapsløfte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a promise of marriage
Definitions
- a promise of marriage
Ancestry of “ekteskapsløfte”, step by step
ekteskapsløfte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk ekteskap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ekteskap | marriage |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -skap | -ship, -hood; -ness, -ity; -hood |
| 3 | Old Norse | -skapr | Used to form nouns from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk løfte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | løfte | a promise or vow; Alternative form of lyfta |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | løfte | a promise or vow; to lift, raise |
| 3 | Old Norse | lypta | to lift, air |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | luftijaną | to air; put or raise into the air; raise aloft;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |