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Where does “engelsk” come from?

engelsk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse engilskr, from Old English Englisċ, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

engelsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): English, someone or something from England,...

Definitions

  1. English, someone or something from England,...

Ancestry of “engelsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseengilskr—
2Old EnglishEnglisċof the Angles; of the Angles; English
3Old English-isċ-ish
4Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
5Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
6Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “engelsk”

  • engelskmann
  • mellomengelsk
  • gammalengelsk
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