Where does “folkedans” come from?
folkedans (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk e, from Old Norse ér, from Old Norse es, from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).
folkedans (Norwegian Nynorsk): a folk dance; folk dancing
Definitions
- a folk dance; folk dancing
Ancestry of “folkedans”, step by step
folkedans traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | e | Apocopic form of er, present of vera |
| 2 | Old Norse | ér | "nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye |
| 3 | Old Norse | es | that; is; as |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īz | he, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ís | this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun) |