Where does “erobringskrig” come from?

erobringskrig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk krig, from Middle Low German krîch, from Old Saxon krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

erobringskrig (Norwegian Nynorsk): a war of conquest

Definitions

  1. a war of conquest

Ancestry of “erobringskrig”, step by step

erobringskrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk krig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkrigwar
2Middle Low Germankrîchbattle; war; fight
3Old Saxonkrīg—
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Norwegian Nynorsk erobring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskerobringa conquest
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- →