Where does “finansminister” come from?
finansminister (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk finans, from French finance, from Middle French finance, from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
finansminister (Norwegian Nynorsk): Minister of Finance, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Definitions
- Minister of Finance, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Ancestry of “finansminister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | finans | finance |
| 2 | French | finance | finance |
| 3 | Middle French | finance | — |
| 4 | Middle French | finer | to finish |
| 5 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 6 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 7 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |