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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmålarpainter; measurer, surveyor; meter
2Norwegian Nynorskmålaim, goal, purpose, target, destination; measure,...
3Dutchmalmold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense
4Old Frenchmole
5Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Norwegian Nynorsk fart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfartspeed, velocity; movement, motion; transport,...
2Middle Low Germanvarttraffic, journey
3Old Saxonfardtraffic, journey
4Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
5Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin modulus
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