Where does “engelskmann” come from?
engelskmann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk engelsk, 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.
engelskmann (Norwegian Nynorsk): Englishman
Definitions
- Englishman
Ancestry of “engelskmann”, step by step
engelskmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk engelsk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | engelsk | English, someone or something from England,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | engilskr | — |
| 3 | Old English | Englisċ | of the Angles; of the Angles; English |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |