Where does “fødselsrate” come from?

fødselsrate (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rate, from Latin rata, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

fødselsrate (Norwegian Nynorsk): birth rate

Definitions

  1. birth rate

Ancestry of “fødselsrate”, step by step

fødselsrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk rate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskraterate; instalment or installment
2Latinratainflection of ratus: ## nominative/vocative...
3Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
4Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
5Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Norwegian Nynorsk fødsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfødsela birth
2Norwegian Nynorskfødeto give birth, be born; to feed, nourish,...
3Faroeseføðato bear, to give birth to
4Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
5Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic rēōr