Where does “fallskjermsoldat” come from?
fallskjermsoldat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk soldat, from French soldat, from Middle French soldat, from Italian soldato, from Italian soldare, from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo — whole.
fallskjermsoldat (Norwegian Nynorsk): a paratrooper
Definitions
- a paratrooper
Ancestry of “fallskjermsoldat”, step by step
fallskjermsoldat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk soldat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | soldat | soldier |
| 2 | French | soldat | soldier |
| 3 | Middle French | soldat | soldier |
| 4 | Italian | soldato | soldier |
| 5 | Italian | soldare | to pay a soldier or military member |
| 6 | Italian | soldo | penny, cent; money |
| 7 | Italian | saldare | to solder, weld; to join; to put together; to... |
| 8 | Italian | saldo | firm, steady; sound; settlement, payment |
| 9 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
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 |