Where does “fartsmålar” come from?
fartsmålar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk målar, from Norwegian Nynorsk mål, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
fartsmålar (Norwegian Nynorsk): an airspeed indicator; a speedometer; a device...
Definitions
- an airspeed indicator; a speedometer; a device...
Ancestry of “fartsmålar”, step by step
fartsmålar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk målar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | målar | painter; measurer, surveyor; meter |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mål | aim, goal, purpose, target, destination; measure,... |
| 3 | Dutch | mal | mold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense |
| 4 | Old French | mole | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Norwegian Nynorsk fart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fart | speed, velocity; movement, motion; transport,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vart | traffic, journey |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fard | traffic, journey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |