Where does “fallskjermjeger” come from?
fallskjermjeger (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fallskjerm, from German Fallschirm, from German fäll, from Middle High German val, from Old High German val, from Proto-West Germanic fall, from Proto-Germanic fallaz, from German Falz — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.
fallskjermjeger (Norwegian Nynorsk): paratrooper
Definitions
- paratrooper
Ancestry of “fallskjermjeger”, step by step
fallskjermjeger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fallskjerm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fallskjerm | a parachute |
| 2 | German | Fallschirm | parachute |
| 3 | German | fäll | singular imperative of fällen; first-person... |
| 4 | Middle High German | val | fall; case |
| 5 | Old High German | val | fall |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fall | a fall; death, destruction, downfall |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fallaz | a fall; death, destruction, downfall |
| 8 | German | Falz | fold; rabbet, rebate; seam |
| 9 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |
via German Fallschirmjäger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fallschirmjäger | paratrooper |
| 2 | German | Jäger | hunter; fighter; light infantry |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |