Where does “forretningsfolk” come from?
forretningsfolk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk folk, from Old Norse fólk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
forretningsfolk (Norwegian Nynorsk): business people
Definitions
- business people
Ancestry of “forretningsfolk”, step by step
forretningsfolk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk folk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | folk | people |
| 2 | Old Norse | fólk | people |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Norwegian Nynorsk forretning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | forretning | business; firm; enterprise; shop; store |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -ning | used to form nouns, usually from verbs |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ning | — |